Written answers
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of spending using departmental credit cards held by Department staff over the past four years; the numbers of persons in his Department who hold credit cards; the credit limits of said cards; and the amount that was specifically spent by his Department on entertainment provided using said credit cards. [23311/11]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. For the Deputy's information, details to date for 2011 are also included.
| Expense Account Credit Card Holder | Credit Limit | Year | Expenditure |
| Minister*-Batt O'Keeffe | €10,000 | 2008 | €1,760.48 |
| 2009 | €61.00 | ||
| Private Secretary to The Minister | €10,000 | 2007 | €1,056.35 |
| 2008 | €2,806.45 | ||
| 2009 | €3,901.65 | ||
| 7,500 | 2010 | €816.53 | |
| 2011 | €1,049.76 | ||
| Private Secretary to The Minister of State | €8,000 | 2007 | €4,716.00 |
| 2008 | €1,878.00 | ||
| 2009 | €732.33 | ||
| 2010 | €395.00 | ||
| 2011 | €30.00 | ||
| Principal Officer - IT Unit** | Debit Card - No Limit | 2007 | €590.90 |
| 2008 | €1,013.90 | ||
| 2009 | €663.51 | ||
| * This Credit Card not in use post-2009. | |||
| * *This Credit Card not in use post-2009. | |||
| Cardholder: Minister O'Keeffe | ||||
| Date of Purchase | Item Purchased | Location of Purchase | Cost | Reason for Purchase |
| 19/10/2008 | Air France | 95 Roissy CH D | €556.34 | Official Business - Travel for official delegation to China |
| 19/10/2008 | Air France | 96 Roissy CH D | €556.34 | Official Business - Travel for official delegation to China |
| 19/10/2008 | Air France | 97 Roissy CH D | €556.34 | Official Business - Travel for official delegation to China |
| 25/10/2008 | The St Regis Beijing | Beijing | €60.46 | Official Delegation to China *(this charge was discharged to Department by Minister O'Keeffe) |
| 2008 | Annual Fee | €31.00 | Annual Fee | |
| Total 2008 | €1,760.48 | |||
| 2009 | Annual Fee | €31.00 | Annual Fee | |
| Government Stamp Duty | €30.00 | Government Stamp Duty | ||
| Total 2009 | €61.00 | |||
| Cardholder: Private Secretary to the Minister 2007-2011 | ||||
| Date of Purchase | Item Purchased | Location of Purchase | Cost | Reason for Purchase |
| 28/11/2007 | Radisson SAS | Dublin | €310.00 | Official Business - Room hire for meeting |
| 16/11/2007 | Brussels Marriott | Brussels | €287.00 | Official Business - Accommodation for PSM only. |
| 09/04/2007 | Imperial Hotel | €185.00 | Official Business - Meeting & dinner for delegation at the INTO annual conference -Dinner for 5 Officials | |
| 03/02/2007 | MacNamaras Pharmacy | Dublin | €63.85 | Official Business - Medication for Official Trip to Zambia |
| 22/01/2007 | Grafton Street Medical Centre | Dublin | €110.50 | Official Business- Travel vaccinations for Official Trip to Zambia |
| 2007 | American Express Annual Fee | €100.00 | Annual Fee | |
| Total for 2007 | €1,056.35 | |||
| 01/12/2008 | The Italian Connection | Dublin | €62.65 | Official Business Lunch |
| 01/12/2008 | Clerys | Dublin | €18.95 | Official Expense - Electrical Equipment, Minister's Office |
| 17/11/2008 | McDermott's Bar and restaurant | CastleBaldwin | €96.90 | Dinner after school visits *(this charge was discharged to Department by Minister O'Keeffe) |
| 14/11/2008 | City North Hotel | Gormanstown | €29.45 | Breakfast meeting pre Gaelscoileanna Conference *(this charge was discharged to Department by Minister O'Keeffe) |
| 14/11/2008 | AerLingus Flight Sales | Dublin | €10.00 | Official Travel - Ministerial Seminar of the Ministers of Education of the Council of Europe-Inflight Refreshment |
| 13/11/2008 | Aer Lingus Inflight sales | Dublin | €12.00 | Official Travel - Ministerial Seminar of the Ministers of Education of the Council of Europe- Inflight Refreshment |
| 06/11/2008 | Sheraton Carlton | Nuremburg | €338.00 | Official Business Accommodation - Ministerial Seminar of the Minister of Education of the Council of Europe |
| 06/11/2008 | O'Shea's Pub | Nuremburg | €48.30 | Dinner *(this charge was discharged to Department by Minister O'Keeffe) |
| 06/11/2008 | ICP International Cash PR | Schwalbach | €6.00 | Official Expense - Cash charge |
| 06/11/2008 | Allresto | Munich | €13.80 | Official Business - Munich Airport-Refreshment |
| 06/11/2008 | Allresto | Munich | €2.00 | Official Business - Munich Airport-Refreshment |
| 05/11/2008 | Taxi | Hamburg | €5.80 | Official Business - Travel Expense Ministerial Seminar of the Minister of Education of the Council of Europe |
| 27/10/2008 | Airsavings | Boulogne | €9.00 | Official Expense |
| 27/10/2008 | Aer Arann | Dublin | €49.73 | Official Business - Travel Expense Dublin to Cork |
| 27/10/2008 | Aer Arann | Dublin | €57.37 | Official Business - Travel Expense Cork to Dublin |
| 22/05/2008 | Brussels Marriott Hotel | Brussels | 612.00 | Official Business - Accommodation for Minister and Private secretary |
| 02/05/2008 | Mount Falcon Castle | Ballina | 145.00 | Official Business - Accommodation for Minister Hanafin |
| 26/02/2008 | Stillorgan Park Hotel | Dublin | 132.50 | Official Business - Room hire for meeting including refreshments |
| 24/01/2008 | Ritz-carlton hotel Berlin | Berlin | 996.00 | Official Business - Accommodation for World Seminar organised by Microsoft (Minister & PSM) |
| 2008 | Annual Fee | Not on file. | €31.00 | Annual Fee |
| 2008 | American Express Annual Fee | €100.00 | American Express Annual Fee | |
| 28/04/2008 | Govt. Stamp Duty - American Express | €30.00 | Govt. Stamp Duty - American Express | |
| Total for 2008 | €2,806.45 | |||
| 09/12/2009 | Dublin Airport Authority | Dublin | 95.00 | Entry fee for 4 to Anna Livia suite in Dublin Airport before Brussels trip-Discount for 1 member |
| 26/11/2009 | Sofitel Brussels Euro | Brussels | 470.00 | Official Business Accommodation - Education Council Meeting (Minister & PSM) |
| 17/11/2009 | Westin Hotel | Dublin | 305.50 | Official Business - Deposit for lunch for Minister meeting with Delegates from Saudi Arabia |
| 24/09/2009 | Radisson SAS Hotel | Dublin | 55.40 | Official Business - Minister meeting with Microsoft International-Refreshments |
| 17/09/2009 | Radisson - Royal Hotel | Dublin | 13.40 | Official Business Meeting - Minister launching event to publicise the referencing of National Qualifications Framework to the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning-Refreshments |
| 09/07/2009 | Novotel | Paris | €408.60 | Official Business Accommodation - UNESCO/Microsoft Education Leaders Forum |
| 12/05/2009 | Sofitel | Brussels | €600.00 | Official Business Accommodation - Education Council Meeting |
| 14/05/2009 | Ryanair | Dublin | €180.36 | Official Business - Travel Expense Minister Cork to Dublin |
| 29/03/2009 | Ryanair | Dublin | €49.21 | Cabinet Meeting - Travel Expense Minister Dublin to Cork |
| 14/04/2009 | Silver Tassie | Letterkenny | €70.00 | Official Business Accommodation - Minister attending INTO annual conference |
| 14/04/2009 | Silver Tassie | Letterkenny | €30.00 | Official Expense - Printing Service |
| 16/03/2009 | Begyhofcongress Hotel | Leuven | €960.00 | Official Business - Accommodation prepaid - Bologne Conference 27-29 April 2009 |
| 18/02/2009 | City North Hotel | Gormanstown | €17.90 | Official Business - North/South meeting-Refreshments |
| 16/02/2009 | Sofitel Brussels Euro | Brussels | €477.00 | Official Business Accommodation - Education Council Meeting |
| 04/02/2009 | Ritz Carlton Hotel | Manama | €26.70 | Official Business -Minister accompanying President McAleese to the Kingdom of Bahrain -Refreshments |
| 04/02/2009 | Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel | Seef District | €111.58 | Official Business -Minister accompanying President McAleese to the Kingdom of Bahrain -Dining |
| 2009 | Annual Fee | €31.00 | Annual Fee | |
| Total for 2009: | €3,901.65 | |||
| 28/12/2010 | Raheen Woods Hotel | €89.00 | Raheen Woods Hotel (Official Business) - Accommodation for Tánaiste | |
| 28/12/2010 | Meadow Court Hotel | €82.80 | Meadow Court Hotel - Business Lunch Meeting | |
| 28/11/2010 | Annual Fee | €31.00 | Annual Fee | |
| 28/09/2010 | Government Fee/Membership Credit | €27.12 | Government Fee/Membership Credit | |
| 28/09/2010 | Government Fee/Membership Credit | €27.12 | Government Fee/Membership Credit | |
| 28/07/2010 | Purchase Interest | 0.44 | Purchase Interest | |
| 28/07/2010 | Purchase Interest | €1.12 | Purchase Interest | |
| 28/06/2010 | Purchase Interest | €0.45 | Purchase Interest | |
| 28/06/2010 | Aerarann flights | €78.17 | Aerarann flights | |
| 28/04/2010 | The Clayton Hotel Official Business | Galway | €378.50 | Teacher conferences(Accommodation for Tánaiste & Private Secretary for 2 nights,photocopying & refreshments. |
| 01/04/2010 | Government Stamp Duty | n/a | €30.00 | Government Stamp Duty |
| 28/03/2010 | Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel | €69.41 | Business Meeting with Korean Ambassador-Refreshments | |
| 28/01/2010 | n/a | n/a | €1.40 | interest charged |
| Total for 2010 | €816.53 | |||
| 28/05/2011 | Anatolia Restaurant | €641.50 | Working Dinner Senior Management Meeting | |
| 28/05/2011 | Tullamore Court Hotel | €67.07 | (Official Business) - Accommodation for Minister | |
| 28/05/2011 | City North Hotel | €18.65 | Business Lunch | |
| 28/05/2011 | Brussels Schuman | €145.00 | (Official Business) -Accommodation for Minister | |
| 28/05/2011 | Brussels Schuman | €145.00 | (Official Business) -Accommodation for Private Sec | |
| 01/04/2011 | Government Stamp Duty | €30.00 | Government Stamp Duty | |
| 28/01/2011 | Purchase Interest | €2.54 | Purchase Interest | |
| Total for 2011 | €1,049.76 | |||
| Name of cardholder: Private Secretary to the Minister of State 2007-2011 | ||||
| Date of Purchase | Item Purchased | Location of Purchase | Cost | Reason for Purchase |
| 20/10/2007 | Hotel St Honore | Paris | €4,000.00 | Attendance of Minister, Private secretary and Department official at UNESCO meeting |
| 15/10/2007 | Hotel St Honore | Paris | €168.00 | Official Business- Attendance of Minister, Private secretary and Department official at UNESCO meeting |
| 16/02/2007 | Brussels Marriott Hotel | Brussels | €289.00 | Official Business- Accommodation in Brussels for Minister and Private secretary re Education, Youth and Culture Council of Ministers |
| 16/02/2007 | Brussels Marriott Hotel | Brussels | €194.00 | Official Business- Accommodation in Brussels for Minister and Private secretary re Education, Youth and Culture Council of Ministers |
| 2007 | Annual Fee | €25.00 | Annual Fee | |
| 2007 | Government Stamp Duty | €40.00 | Government Stamp Duty | |
| Total | €4,716.00 | |||
| 21/11/2008 | Sofitel Brussels Euro | Brussels | €585.00 | Official Business- Accommodation in Brussels for Minister and Private secretary re Education, Youth and Culture Council of Ministers |
| 26/02/2008 | P&J O Callaghan | Killarney | €300.00 | Official Business- Transport for Minister when he officially opened National Association of Youthreach Co-ordinators Annual Conference in Killarney |
| 14/02/2008 | Brussels Marriott Hotel | Brussels | €542.00 | Official Business- Accommodation in Brussels for Minister and Private secretary re Education, Youth and Culture Council of Ministers |
| 06/02/2008 | Dromoland Castle | Clare | €390.00 | Official Business- Accommodation for Minister and Private Secretary - Minister officially addressed IVEA Annual Conference in Mayo and opened Adult Education Centres in Shannon and Ennis |
| 2008 | Annual Fee | €31.00 | Annual Fee | |
| 01/04/2008 | Government Stamp Duty | €30.00 | Government Stamp Duty | |
| Total | €1,878.00 | |||
| 01/04/2009 | Government Stamp Duty | €30.00 | ||
| 28/10/2009 | Pullman Eiffel - Paris | Paris | €661.57 | OECD Meeting in Paris |
| 28/11/2009 | Interest | €9.76 | Interest Charged | |
| 27/11/2009 | Annual Fee | €31.00 | Annual Fee | |
| Total | €732.33 | |||
| 01/04/2010 | Government Stamp Duty | €30.00 | ||
| 19/11/2010 | Carlton Hotel, Brussels | €334.00 | Official Business - Carlton Hotel Brussels - Attendance at Education Council Meeting in Brussels | |
| 26/11/2010 | Annual Fee | €31.00 | Annual Fee | |
| Total | €395.00 | |||
| 01/04/2011 | Government Stamp Duty | €30.00 | ||
| Total | €30.00 | |||
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