Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total spend by her Department on carbon offsets for official travel undertaken by her and her Minister of State for 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30282/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.

The Irish Government Offsetting Scheme commenced with effect from 14 June 2007 and the offsetting payment for 2007 reflects this. Emissions calculated in respect of all travel by Ministers and Ministers of State on the Government Jet are determined by the Department of Defence and the offsetting payments are paid by the Department of An Taoiseach. The value of the total offsetting costs in each year is used by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) to purchase Gold Standard Verified Emissions Reductions (GS VERs). In purchasing GS VERs, REEEP focuses on Ireland's priority Overseas Development Aid for countries in Africa.

The offsetting calculations for 2010 will be completed in January 2011.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total cost of travel and subsistence to public servants in her Department arising from travel to meetings or events in Dublin and Brussels from offices that have been decentralised for 2010 to date, for 2009, and for 2008; if she will state to whom this money, if any, has been awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30297/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As my Department is not one of the Departments scheduled for decentralisation under the Government's Decentralisation Programme, no travel and subsistence costs were incurred in respect of travel from a decentralised office of the Department to Dublin or Brussels in 2008, 2009 or to date in 2010.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total spend of her Department on public advertisements in national and local print media, radio and television for 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30312/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The total spend in my Department on public advertisements in national and local print media for 2009 was €207,420.71 and to date in 2010 is €77,487.24 . No costs were incurred in respect of radio and television advertising in 2009 or 2010 by my Department.