Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent on paying delegates allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27740/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Civil servants who travel outside Ireland and Britain as members of a delegation representing Ireland at meetings of the EU or other international organisations, or with representatives of another government or governments, qualify for payment of a delegate's allowance. Additional payments are made to those who act as Chairpersons of EU committees or Working Groups during Ireland's tenure of the EU Presidency.

Travel abroad for the purposes of attendance at training courses, fact-finding or familiarisation visits, seminars or meetings held solely to exchange information does not qualify for payment of delegate's allowance.

The following table lists the information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and Offices under the aegis of my Department.