Written answers
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Department of Defence
Ethics in Public Office
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 830: To ask the Minister for Defence the details of each gift, favour and hospitality received, both over and under the value of €650, since May 2007 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1507/10]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the I have not received gifts over the value of €650 for the dates outlined by the Deputy. In relation to gifts under the value of €650, occasionally token gifts are exchanged between dignitaries on Ministerial trips both at home and abroad. These token gifts are of nominal monitory value as they are offered as gestures of goodwill. Examples of the type of gifts exchanged include military plaques, pieces of ethnic pottery, and ornaments made from wood or glass.
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