Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 265: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of State funding directly or indirectly that has been paid to fund trade unions, related bodies or trade union interests or causes in the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21121/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department part funds the secondment of a full time officer from this Department to the position of Branch Secretary with IMPACT. The cost of funding this secondment for the last 10 years (2001 – 2010 inclusive) was €127, 585. Also, during the past ten years a total of €14,254,152 was paid to unions/staff associations in respect of subscriptions deducted from staff pay on my Department's payroll.