Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the average cost per head of receptions hosted (details supplied); and if he will provide the information in tabular form. [47600/08]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 254: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of each event, the cost paid in respect of each event, the number of guests at each event and the companies to which money was paid (details supplied); and if he will provide the information in tabular form. [47601/08]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
| Receptions hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Ministers of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs, June 2007-Present | ||||||
| Date | Event | Host | Total Cost | No. of Guests | Cost per Person | Caterer |
| € | € | |||||
| 26/09/2007 | Unveiling of bust of Mr. Frank Aiken, former Minister for Foreign Affairs | Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs | 3,791.91 | 80 | 47.40 | Corporate Cuisine |
| 24/10/2007 | Reception for Cooperation And Working Together | Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs | 1,716.80 | 100 | 17.17 | Amitan |
| 31/10/2007 | Reception for the Irish Exporters Association commemorating the 50 year trade relationship between Ireland and Japan | Mr. Dick Roche T.D., Minister of State for EuropeanAffairs | 1,098.77 | 80 | 13.73 | Amitan |
| 30/11/2007 | World Aids Day | Mr. Michael Kitt T.D. Minister of State forOverseas Development | 1,620.82 | 85 | 19.07 | Amitan |
| 22/01/2008 | Opening of Irish Aid Centre, O'Connell St., Dublin | Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs & Mr. Michael Kitt T.D.Minister of State for Overseas Development | 8,523 | 450 | 18.94 | Amitan |
| 23/01/2008 | Launch of the Consular Services Charter | Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs | 1,994.90 | 100 | 19.95 | Amitan |
| 14/02/2008 | Reception for Mr. Salih Mahmoud Osman, Winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize 2007 for Freedom of Thought | Mr. Dick Roche T.D., Minister of State for European Affairs | 911.63 | 50 | 18.23 | Amitan |
| 15/02/2008 | Reception for the Participants of UCD Seminar on Europe | Mr. Dick Roche T.D., Minister of State for European Affairs | 1,053.09 | 60 | 17.55 | Amitan |
| 27/03/2008 | Reception on the occasion of the Middle Power Initiative, Article VI Forum, Dublin | Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs | 1,824.07 | 100 | 18.24 | Amitan |
| 08/04/2008 | Reception to mark the 40th Anniversary of Concern | Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs | 4,303.86 | 250 | 17.22 | Amitan |
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