Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contracts given for the Euro Presidency; the contracts which were given during the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23163/05]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs entered into contractual arrangements with the following companies and service providers in the lead up to and-or during the 2004 Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union: Audi, Alexander Hotel, Berkeley Court Hotel, Brooks Hotel, Caroline Erskine / Noelleanne O'Sullivan, Celtic Roots Studio, Conrad Hotel, Cooley Distillers, Corporate Solutions, Craft Print, Croke Park, Datasat, Davenport Hotel, Dobbins Outdoor Catering, Dromoland Castle, Egan Hospitality, Esat BT, E-Training, Eircom, European Centre for Conflict Prevention — ECCP, European Centre Development Policy Management — ECDPM, Fiach MacConghail & Associates, Fitzers Catering, Flair Hospitality, Four Seasons Hotel, Frontline, Hibernia Atlantic, House of Ireland, James Boylan Safety, JJ Kavanagh, John McKenna, Jurys Hotels, Kellyprint, Kerrygold, Kilkenny Design, Kinnity Castle, Kristina Eustace-Werkner, Lan Communications, Lamination Services, Local Government Computer Services Board, Long Grass Productions — Caroline Erskine, Masterchef Catering, Maxwells, Merrion Hotel, Mespil Hotel, Murrays Chauffeur Drive, OBSERVE, Prontaprint, Q Design, Red Dog Design, Rosebud Florists, SAS Radisson Hotel, Servecast, Stauntons on the Green, The Kildare Club, Tipperary Water, Tony Graham & Associates, Tullamore Court Hotel, Val Byrne, artist, Westbury Hotel, Westin Hotel, Whichcraft, With Taste Catering.

The Office of Public Works also entered into contractual arrangements, on behalf of the Department, with a number of companies and service providers. In addition, many of our missions abroad contracted services locally for Presidency purposes.