Written answers
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Departmental Expenditure
10:00 am
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money, under each heading, spent by him on refreshments for meetings and functions, including sandwiches, teas and coffees, and bottled water, in 2008 to date in 2010, inclusive, in tabular form; the name of the company used to supply the refreshments and the address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46918/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the Department's expenditure on refreshments for meetings and functions from 2008 to 10 December 2010. This expenditure is included in the Incidental Expenses subhead of the Department's Vote.
| Year | Amount (€) |
| 2008 | 149,786 |
| 2009 | 100,682 |
| up to 10/12/2010 | 61,812 |
The type of expenses included beverages, refreshments and lunches for meetings, functions and training courses. Expenditure on each subcategory is not recorded separately on the Department's financial management system.
A listing of suppliers of such goods and services from 2008 to 10 December 2010 are set out in Appendix 1. This schedule does not include instances where employees of the Department have been reimbursed for costs paid by them directly for business related expenditure.
| Supplier Name | Address |
| A Slice of Life | 7 Connaught Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath |
| Academy Plaza Hotel | 10-13 Findlater Place, Off O'Connell St., Dublin 1 |
| Altmore Tea Rooms | 2nd Floor, Castle Buildings, Tara Street, Tullamore |
| Annebrook House Hotel | Austin Friars St, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
| Anner Hotel | Dublin Road, Thurles, Co Tipperary |
| Arches Coffee House | Unit 5, Carroll Village, Dundalk, Co Louth |
| Ballykisteen Hotel | Limerick Junction, Co Tipperary |
| Berman & Wallace Ltd | Belfield Office Park, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 |
| Betelnut Café | Mermaid Arts Centre, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow |
| Bewleys Coffee Ltd | Northern Cross, Malahide Road, Dublin 17 |
| Bloomfield House Hotel | Mullingar, Co Westmeath |
| Blue Mountains Café | 185 Townsend St, Dublin 2 |
| Bon Appetit | Malahide, Co Dublin |
| Brambles Deli Café | Unit C4, South City Business Pk, Tallaght, Dublin 24 |
| Brannigan's Bar | 9 Cathedral St, Dublin 1 |
| BWG Foods Limited | Finiskin Road, Sligo |
| Cafe Gusto | 3 Washington Street, Cork |
| Cafe Riva | Unit 7, 17 Northwest Business Park, Ballycoolin, Dublin 15. |
| Cahill's | 6 Ballintemple , Cork City, Co Cork |
| Campbell Catering Ltd. | Northern Cross, Malahide Road, Dublin 17 |
| Cassidys Hotel | Cavendish Row, Upper O'Connell St, Dublin 1 |
| Cater Hire Ireland | Unit 9, Stillorgan Industrial Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. |
| Clarence Hotel | 6- 8 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 |
| Coach Lane Restaurant | 1-2 Lord Edward St., Sligo |
| College Delicatessen | 185 Townsend Street, Dublin 2 |
| Common Purpose Irl Ltd Cork | Albert Quay Hse, Albert Quay, Cork |
| Competition Press | 54 Sandymount Ave, Dublin 4 |
| Conaty's Catering | 116A Lwr. Kilmacud Rd., Stillorgan, Co. Dublin |
| Conlon's Food Hall | 14 Church Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
| Conrad Hotel, Dublin | Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 |
| Context | Oranmore, Co. Galway |
| CORI-Justice Office | Bloomfield Ave, Off Morehampton Rd, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 |
| Corporate Express (Irl) Ltd | Liosban Retail Centre, Tuam Rd, Galway |
| Cosgroves Centra Supermarket | Maugheraboy Road, Sligo |
| Crowne Plaza Hotel | Dublin Airport |
| Crumbs Sandwich Bar | 5 Bridge St, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim |
| Supplier Name | Address |
| Cruzzo Restaurant | Marina Village, Malahide, Co. Dublin |
| Donegal Catering Equipment | Coneyburrow Road, Lifford, Co Donegal |
| Elaine Maguire | c/o Canteen Con Colbert House, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 |
| ELY CHQ | 22 Ely Place, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 |
| Fairways Hotel & Conference Centre | Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
| Federation of Irish Societies | London |
| Floridita Restaurant | Dublin |
| Food Solutions LTD | Coes Rd, Dundalk, Co. Louth |
| G. Elliott & Sons Ltd. | 4/10 Camden Row, Dublin 8 |
| Gallaghers Hotel | 100 Main St, Letterkenny, Co Donegal |
| Gemma's Farmhouse Kitchen | c/o Dept. Of Agriculture, Old Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Laois |
| Grand Hotel | Malahide, Co. Dublin |
| Harbourmaster Bar | Custom House Quay, Dublin 1 |
| Harvey's Point - Restaurant & Country Hotel | Lough Eske, Donegal Town, Donegal |
| Headfort Arms Hotel, | Kells, Co. Meath |
| Hibernian Fine Foods Ltd | Hibernian Court, Longford |
| Hilton Dublin Airport | Northern Cross, Malahide Rd, Dublin 17 |
| Hochtief Facility Management | Landscape House, Landscape Road, Churchtown, Dublin 14 |
| Hugh Jordan & Co Ltd | Unit 4, Airways Ind. Est., Santry, Dublin 17 |
| Ice House | Ballina, Co Mayo |
| Il Vignardo Restaurant | Store Street, Dublin 1 |
| International Centre for Local & Regional Dev. | Eimear Donnelly, 39 Abbey St, Armagh BT61 7EB |
| Irish Taxation Institute | 1st Flr, South Block, Longboat Quay, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 |
| Jacobs Ladder | 4 Nassau Street, Dublin 2 |
| Knights Catering | 5 Upper O'Connell St., Dublin 1 |
| L.S. Catering Ltd | 5 Upper O'Connell St., Dublin 1 |
| Life Café Bar | Dublin |
| Linda Bowan | c/o Canteen, DSFA, St Oliver Plunkett Rd, Letterkenny, Co Donegal |
| Londis | Convenience Store, 8 Drumfinn Pk, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 |
| Longford Arms Hotel | Main Street, Longford |
| Lord Bagenal Inn | Main Street, Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow |
| Lough Rynn Castle Ltd | Lough Rynn, Mohill, Co Leitrim |
| Lydon House Catering Ltd | 3 Buttermilk Walk, Middle Street, Galway |
| Mac Torcaills | 15 Townsend St., Dublin 2 |
| Maldron Hotel | Oranmore, Galway |
| McCabes Delicatessen | 37 Tara Street, Dublin 2 |
| McCambridges | 38 Shop St., Galway |
| Supplier Name | Address |
| Mona Lisa | Dublin 2 |
| Ms. Amanda Gill | 8 Taobh An Sruthain, Buncrana, Co. Donegal |
| Munchies | Millennium Walk, Dublin 1 |
| Newgrange Hotel | Bridge St., Navan, Co Meath |
| Norton Group | Unit 3B, Airport Business Park, Cloghran, Co. Dublin |
| O'Briens (Fine Wines) | Unit 33, Spruce Avenue, Stillorgan Industrial Estate, Co. Dublin |
| O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar | Tara St., Dublin 2 |
| O'Callaghan Davenport Hotel | Hospitality House, 16 - 20 South Cumberland St, Dublin 2 |
| Phresh Coffee Shop | Poolbeg, St. Dublin 2 |
| Plaza Hotel | Tallaght, Co. Dublin |
| Quinsworth & Tesco | Sligo |
| Radisson Hotel | Paddy Harte Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal |
| Radisson SAS Farnham Est. Hotel | Farnham Estate, Cavan |
| Regent Catering Facility | River Cottage, Umberstown Little, Trim, Co Meath |
| Roasted Bean Coffee Co | 53 Talbot St, Dublin 1 |
| Robert Reades | 19 Store Street, Dublin 1 |
| Sally Ann Luykx | Private Caterer, 43 North Strand Road, Dublin 3 |
| Sligo Park Hotel. | Pearse Road, Sligo |
| Temple Bar Hotel | Fleet St., Dublin 2 |
| The Bush Hotel | Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim |
| The D Hotel | Scotch Hall, Marsh Rd, Drogheda, Co. Louth |
| The French Paradox | Dublin 4 |
| The Glasshouse | Swan Point, Sligo |
| The Gresham Metropole | Mac Curtain Street, Cork |
| The Harbourmaster Bar | Dublin 2 |
| The Landmark Hotel | Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim |
| The Pig & Heifer | 6 Guild Court, Amiens Street, Dublin 1 |
| The Pitstop Café | Northside Civic Centre, Bunratty Road, Coolock, Dublin 17 |
| The Spiced Bean Café | Mary St, Mullingar, Co Westmeath |
| The Westin Hotel | College Green, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 |
| Tipperary Water | 16 Cherry Orchard Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 |
| Toni's Bistro | Main St, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal |
| Trinity Capital Hotel | Pearse Street, Dublin 2 |
| Value Centre Cash & Carry | Finiskin Road, Sligo |
| Wynn's Hotel | 35-39 Lr Abbey Street, Dublin 1 |
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