Written answers
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 138: To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official visits abroad and in respect of official business abroad by the holders of the positions of attorney general, director general, including its former title of senior legal assistant and chief parliamentary counsel, including its former title of parliamentary draftsman, for each year since 2000 to 2008 inclusive; and the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official business abroad by each lawyer at the equivalent grade of assistant secretary for each year since 2000 to date in 2009. [4658/09]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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In the years 2000 to 2008 and to 9 February 2009 the Office of the Attorney General paid travel and subsistence costs for official business abroad in respect of the Attorney General, the Director General, the Chief Parliamentary Counsel and staff at Assistant Secretary level. Although not specifically requested I also include, for completeness, details of travel and subsistence costs in relation to the positions of First Parliamentary Counsel and Deputy Director General as they are at the same level. The official business included attendance at EU meetings, ECJ hearings, other official legal business meetings, legal conferences and training. Please note that the holders of the position of Attorney General, Chief Parliamentary Counsel and some of the Assistant Secretaries will have changed during the period. Also, on trips where the Attorney General is representing the country at St. Patrick's Day celebrations, the figures shown include costs in respect of an accompanying spouse. The amounts, converted to euro where necessary, are set out in the attached chart.
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