Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of hospitality and entertainment allowances allocated to each of the State's seven main universities in 2010 and 2011; if he will categorise how these allowances were spent in each college per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5137/12]

Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of buildings here which are being rented or hired by each of the State's seven main universities in 2010 and 2011 separately; the location and name of each building; the annual cost of renting and or hiring each building per year; the purpose of use in each case; the length of each rental contract or hire arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5138/12]

Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the costs incurred by each of the State's seven main universities in respect of travel expenses within the EU for staff members in 2010 and 2011 separately; if he will outline each universities' policy on travel expenses for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5139/12]

Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the costs incurred by each of the State's seven main universities in respect of travel expenses outside the EU for staff members in 2010 and 2011 separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5140/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 to 227, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy was advised in relation to previous requests for information on various university costs, information of this nature is generally not readily available. Furthermore, given differences in management and financial information systems across the seven universities, it is difficult to collect consistent, comparable data. However, I have asked the HEA to contact the seven universities with a view to obtaining as much information as is possible and I will arrange to have it forwarded when compiled.

Question No. 228 answered with Question No. 197.