Written answers
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Ministerial Staff
8:00 am
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of special advisers his Department has had since June 2007; the names of same; the amount each has claimed in expenses in each of the past three years; the amount that has been spent on travel, including foreign travel, and entertainment for each adviser in each of the past three years; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/10]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Four special advisers have been appointed to the Department since June 2007. They are Donall Geoghegan, Programme Manager; who is based in the Department of An Taoiseach; Ryan Meade and David Healy, Policy Advisers and Liam Reid, Press Adviser, who are all based in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
Expenses incurred by the special advisers since June 2007 are set out as follows: No expenses were incurred by Donall Geoghegan. Ryan Meade:
2007
| Foreign travel costs (flights) | â'¬540.48 |
David Healy:
2007
| Foreign travel costs (flights, travel & subsistence claims) | â'¬4,912.93 |
2008
| Foreign travel costs (flights, public transport, travel & subsistence claims) | â'¬6,242.57 |
| Domestic travel & subsistence | â'¬131.63 |
2009
| Foreign travel costs (flights, accommodation, travel & subsistence claims) | â'¬8,133.24 |
| Domestic travel | â'¬28.65 |
2010
| Foreign travel costs (flights) | â'¬768.25 |
Liam Reid:
2007
| Foreign travel costs (flights, accommodation, vaccination costs, travel & subsistence claims) | â'¬11,891.50 |
| Domestic travel & subsistence | â'¬1,419.14 |
| Meeting and entertainment costs | â'¬279.66 |
2008
| Foreign travel costs (flights, accommodation, public transport, travel & subsistence claims) | â'¬13,346.07 |
| Domestic travel & subsistence | â'¬1,528.57 |
| Meeting and entertainment costs | â'¬688.89 |
2009
| Foreign travel costs (flights, accommodation, travel & subsistence claims) | â'¬7,937.32 |
| Domestic travel & subsistence | â'¬234.72 |
| Meeting and entertainment costs | â'¬1,019.53 |
2010
| Foreign travel costs (flights) | â'¬752.09 |
| Domestic travel & subsistence | â'¬1,339.66 |
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