Written answers
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
10:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Taoiseach the annual operating cost of the National Forum on Europe each year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25705/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The National Forum on Europe was established on 18 October, 2001 .
The operating costs over the past five years were:
| Year | Expenditure |
| â'¬ | |
| 2007 | 2,075,845.11 |
| 2006 | 1,517,041.49 |
| 2005 | 1,294,947.05 |
| 2004 | 942,340.90 |
| 2003 | 919,537.35 |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 144: To ask the Taoiseach the breakdown of grants in aid in 2007 and to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25433/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The grant in aid paid by my Department under Subhead B. National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) in 2007 was €5,812,330 and to date in 2008 (end of May) was €1,633,875.
The NESDO Grant in Aid provides funding for NESDO and its constituent bodies, the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) and the National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP). The following table details the breakdown of these payments:
| Year | Subhead | Amount of Grant in Aid |
| € | ||
| 2007 | NESDO | 1,940,330 |
| NESF | 880,000 | |
| NESC | 837,000 | |
| NCPP | 2,155,000 | |
| Total paid in 2007 | 5,812,330 | |
| 2008 (end of May ) | NESDO | 1,154,375 |
| NESF | 200,000 | |
| NCPP | 279,500 | |
| Total paid to date in 2008 | 1,633,875 |
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