Written answers
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of press conferences and policy launches which were held by his Department in 2007 and 2008; the cost of hosting each one; if he will supply the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3703/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The following are the details of press conferences and policy launches held by the Department in 2007 and 2008.
| Date | Launch/Press Conference | Cost |
| € | ||
| 24 Jan '07 | Launch of National Development Plan | 1,584.77 |
| 5 Mar '07 | National Tree Week Launch | 431.30 |
| 28 Mar '07 | Bord Bia Horticulture Report | 508.01 |
| 18 April '07 | Launch of Dairy Investment Fund | 782.96 |
| 26 Apr '07 | Fruit and Veg. Growers Seminar | 639.18 |
| 16 May '07 | Launch of Sheepmeat Package | 1,188.09 |
| 25 June '07 | Launch of Farm Improvement Scheme | 257.08 |
| 26 July '07 | National Dairy Forum | 4,920.80 |
| 8 Aug '07 | Launch of REPS 4 | 1,154.86 |
| 9 Nov '07 | North South Ministerial Conference | 4,269.94 |
| 20 Nov '07 | FIRM's Projects Awards | 9,706.99 |
| 23 Nov '07 | Launch of Forestry Training and Education Initiative | 414.94 |
| 12 Dec '07 | National Forestry Report | 1,291.62 |
| 2 Feb '08 | National Tree Week Launch | 692.68 |
| 15 Feb '08 | Launch of Forestry Environment Protection Scheme | 340.50 |
| 20 Feb '08 | Launch of 2008 Decommissioning of the Whitefish Fleet Scheme | 1,155.90 |
| 20 Feb '08 | Launch of the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council Report | 951.04 |
| 30 Apr '08 | Launch of the Organic Action Plan | 1,691.75 |
| 30 June '08 | Launch of three agri publications: Annual Review & Outlook; 2nd Progress Report on AgriVision 2015 Action Plan; Net Contribution of the Agri-Food Sector to the Inflow of Funds into Ireland | 1,085.35 |
| 11 July '08 | Year of the Potato Launch | 1,260 |
| 17 Sept '08 | Launch of Animal Welfare Guidelines | 1,569.39 |
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