Written answers
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [3715/09]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is in the following table.
| Date | Launch / Event |
| 2007 | |
| 10th Jan 07 | Launch National Centre for Partnership and Performance Strategy Document 2007-2010 |
| 28 Jan 07 | Launch the Report of the Seafood Strategy Review Group (Cawley Report) |
| 5 Feb 07 | Launch of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for all |
| 19 Feb 07 | Attend Press Conference on Referendum on Children's Rights |
| 19 Feb 07 | Meeting with the President of Poland |
| 21 Feb 07 | Launch of the 2007 Commmemorative (An Post) Stamps Programme |
| 21 Feb 07 | Press Launch of National Action Plan on Inclusion |
| 26 Feb 07 | Launch of Church / State Dialogue |
| 12 March 07 | Launch of the White Paper on Energy |
| 26 Mar 07 | Meeting and press conference with the President of Slovakia |
| 28 Mar 07 | Launch of the Report of the Taskforce on Active Citizenship |
| 4 Apr 07 | Meeting with Ian Paisley and Ian Paisley Jnr, DUP |
| 18 Apr 07 | Launch of the National Women's Strategy |
| 11 May 07 | Visit to the Battle of the Boyne Site |
| 25 Oct 07 | Launch of the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 |
| 29 Nov 07 | Attend event to mark World AIDS Day "Stamp out Stigma" |
| 29 Nov 07 | Launch of Climate Change Awareness Campaign |
| 2008 | |
| 30 Jan 08 | Press Conference regarding Office for Disability and Office for Older People |
| 31 Jan 08 | Address the National Forum on Europe |
| 7 Feb 08 | Attend North South Ministerial Council |
| 14 Feb 08 | Attend British Irish Council |
| 14 April 08 | Meeting with the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, |
| 14 April 08 | Press Conference, with Chancellor Merkel |
| 28 Apr 08 | Launch of OECD Review of the Public Service |
| 6 May 08 | Official Opening of the Battle of the Boyne Site with First Minister Paisley |
| 8 July 08 | Press Conference to announce Public Spending Measures |
| 21 July 08 | Press Conference with the President of France |
| 29 Nov 08 | Launch of Report of Task Force on the Public Service. |
| 18 Dec 08 | Launch Building Irelands' Smart Economy — Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal. |
| *Press launches/events hosted by my Department and held in the Government Press Centre are not subject to any extra third party costs. Tea/Coffee etc are provided in-house by services staff and technical support by the Office of Public Works. |
The table contains the main list of press conferences and policy launches which were held by my Department. Costings will be communicated to the deputy in the coming days.
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