Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27742/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Allowances are payable to persons who represent Ireland at meetings of international organisations abroad under certain conditions, as laid down in Department of Finance circulars. The amounts paid to officials at my Department in respect of these allowances in the three years 2006, 2007 and 2008 were €41,319, €49,694 and €31,427 respectively.