Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 637: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of taxpayers' money given to the Institute for International and European Affairs in the lead up to the Lisbon Referendum. [47098/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Education and Science, like other Government Departments, is a corporate member of the Institute of International and European Affairs, and pays an annual subscription to the Institute of €6,000.

Membership of the Institute allows the staff of my Department to benefit from opportunities for professional training and development and to broaden their awareness of European and international issues of relevance to their work by attending events organised by the Institute.

No additional funding was given to the Institute by my Department in the lead up to the Lisbon Referendum. The Department's International Section, which is responsible for the EU dimensions of education and training, purchased a number of copies, from the Institute, of its publication "Consolidated Version of the Treaties amended by the Treaty of Lisbon" for official use.