Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 680: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the total amount each Minister, Minister of State and senior civil servant has spent on entertainment expenses since being appointed in the case of the Ministers and Ministers of State and in the calendar year of 2011 with regards to senior civil servants. [10857/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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For accounting purposes the term "entertainment" refers to expenditure incurred in circumstances from hosting lunches for delegations to the hosting of receptions for conference attendees.

Up to the middle of February the cost to the Department in relation to entertainment expenses incurred by me was €1,437. There were no expenses incurred on behalf of either Minister of State.

Details in respect of senior civil servants, by which I take to be MAC members, is being compiled and the details will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.