Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that was spent by his Department on official hospitality in the past 12 months. [26584/07]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The total spend by my Department on official hospitality in the past 12 months (October 2006 to September 2007) amounts to €345,771. This includes expenditure in relation to State protocol, such as State dinners and receptions organised in association with visits by Heads of State or Heads of Government. It also includes entertainment of other foreign dignitaries and other official entertainment such as arises in association with official meetings and events.