Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Departmental Expenditure
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail in tabular form, the total cost of providing entertainment for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial allowance; the occasions for which entertainment was provided; the entertainers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion; if there is a policy regarding the booking of entertainers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37448/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The total amount spent on providing entertainment by my Department since taking up office in March 2011 is €18,749.98. There have been no payments in respect of ministerial allowance by my Department in the period.
Expenditure on official entertainment in my Department is normally confined to business lunches and dinners, for example where it is appropriate and necessary to host senior-level foreign officials. The number of civil servants attending official functions should be kept to a minimum. With the exception of Ministerial functions, entertainment is subject to the prior approval of an Assistant Secretary.
Details of the expenditure on entertainment are provided in the table.
| Occasion | Attendees | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Reception at Langton House Hotel, Kilkenny. | The Patent Office hosted the EPO Patent Conference 2011 in Kilkenny from 18 – 20 October 2011. As part of this event a reception was held at Langton House Hotel to demonstrate local cuisine and traditional Irish entertainment. | 300 delegates. | €18,749.98 |
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent on food and drink by his Department; if he will provide a breakdown of what this involved; the occasions on which food and drink was provided; those present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The total amount spent on food and drink by my Department since 9 March 2011 is €23,037.65. Details are provided in the table.
| Occasion | Attendees | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch in Houses of Oireachtas | Official lunch for Small Business Advisory Group hosted by Minister Perry | Minister Perry & 9 others | €215.30 |
| Dinner in Deane's Deli, Belfast | Working dinner to discuss Employment Rights & Corporate Service matters with Northern Ireland Office officials | 2 Dept. & 2 Northern Ireland Office officials | €99.33 |
| Lunch in National Concert Hall, Dublin | Working lunch to discuss Employment Rights matters with Northern Ireland Office officials | 2 Dept. & 2 Northern Ireland Office officials | €93.05 |
| Catering provided by Gerard's Café & Deli for in-house meeting | Working lunch to discuss Temporary Agency Work Directive with officials from Northern Ireland's Department of Employment and Learning who travelled to Dublin to attend meeting. | Dept. & Northern Ireland Office officials | €66.00 |
| Catering provided by Gerard's Café & Deli for in-house meeting | Refreshments for bilateral meeting with Ministry of Business, Innovation and Skills officials from UK. | Dept. & UK officials | €87.60 |
| Lunch in One Pico Restaurant | EU Competitiveness Meeting held in Dublin - Official lunch hosted by EU Section of Dept. | 2 Dept. & 15 EU officials | €697.50 |
| Lunch in Hugo's Wine Bar, Dublin | Lunch with EU Commission enterprise officials. | 3 Dept. & 2 Commission officials | €113.20 |
| Dinner in Stephen's Green Hibernian Club | Bilateral meeting with Swedish Trade Policy Committee. | 2 officials | €83.70 |
| Dinner in Stanhope Hotel, Brussels | Full Member States of Trade Policy Committee. Each Member State hosts a working dinner approx. every 12-15 months. | Member States of Trade Policy Committee. | €770.00 |
| Lunch in New Millennium Restaurant, Dublin. | Lunch meeting with Commercial Section of Chinese Embassy on occasion of changeover of head of Section. | 7 officials | €100.50 |
| Dinner in Town Bar & Grill, Dublin. | Dinner with Social Finance Foundation Executives and Chairperson relating to work carried out (free of charge) on cofinance Proposal. | 3 Dept. and 3 SFF officials | €316.74 |
| Catering provided by Zagora Catering, Armagh. | Lunch for delegates attending the North South Ministerial Council Sectorial meeting in Armagh on 25 July, hosted by n Richard Bruton. | 20 officials | €255.01 |
| Dinner in The Marble City Bar, Kilkenny. | Working dinner with European Patent Office delegation re planning for the EPO Patent Information Conference held in Kilkenny Oct 11. | 5 officials | €140.80 |
| Dinner in One Pico Restaurant, Dublin. | Working dinner with senior Dutch officials on the Irish Presidency preparations and relevant dossiers at the Competitiveness Council. | 2 Dept. and 3 Dutch officials | €309.90 |
| Catering provided by Gerard's Café & Deli. | Lunch for 40 persons attending talks and presentations given as part of EU Commission visit to Dublin in the context of Revenue Customs - Market Surveillance Authorities Cooperation. Revenue Customs provided venue, teas, coffees & biscuits, this Dept. undertook to provide lunch. | 40 officials | €348.00 |
| Catering provided by O'Brien's Sandwich Bar | Supply of refreshments, food and drink for the Junior Inventor prize giving ceremony. | Approx. 125 | €591.04 |
| Evening Reception at Langton House Hotel, Kilkenny. | Evening to entertain delegates of EPO Patent Information Conference 2011 to demonstrate local cuisine and traditional Irish entertainment. | 300 delegates. | €18,749.98 |
| Occasion | Attendees | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch in Houses of Oireachtas | Official lunch for Small Business Advisory Group hosted by Minister Perry | Minister Perry & 9 others | €215.30 |
| Dinner in Deane's Deli, Belfast | Working dinner to discuss Employment Rights & Corporate Service matters with Northern Ireland Office officials | 2 Dept. & 2 Northern Ireland Office officials | €99.33 |
| Lunch in National Concert Hall, Dublin | Working lunch to discuss Employment Rights matters with Northern Ireland Office officials | 2 Dept. & 2 Northern Ireland Office officials | €93.05 |
| Catering provided by Gerard's Café & Deli for in-house meeting | Working lunch to discuss Temporary Agency Work Directive with officials from Northern Ireland's Department of Employment and Learning who travelled to Dublin to attend meeting. | Dept. & Northern Ireland Office officials | €66.00 |
| Catering provided by Gerard's Café & Deli for in-house meeting | Refreshments for bilateral meeting with Ministry of Business, Innovation and Skills officials from UK. | Dept. & UK officials | €87.60 |
| Lunch in One Pico Restaurant | EU Competitiveness Meeting held in Dublin - Official lunch hosted by EU Section of Dept. | 2 Dept. & 15 EU officials | €697.50 |
| Lunch in Hugo's Wine Bar, Dublin | Lunch with EU Commission enterprise officials. | 3 Dept. & 2 Commission officials | €113.20 |
| Dinner in Stephen's Green Hibernian Club | Bilateral meeting with Swedish Trade Policy Committee. | 2 officials | €83.70 |
| Dinner in Stanhope Hotel, Brussels | Full Member States of Trade Policy Committee. Each Member State hosts a working dinner approx. every 12-15 months. | Member States of Trade Policy Committee. | €770.00 |
| Lunch in New Millennium Restaurant, Dublin. | Lunch meeting with Commercial Section of Chinese Embassy on occasion of changeover of head of Section. | 7 officials | €100.50 |
| Dinner in Town Bar & Grill, Dublin. | Dinner with Social Finance Foundation Executives and Chairperson relating to work carried out (free of charge) on cofinance Proposal. | 3 Dept. and 3 SFF officials | €316.74 |
| Catering provided by Zagora Catering, Armagh. | Lunch for delegates attending the North South Ministerial Council Sectorial meeting in Armagh on 25 July, hosted by n Richard Bruton. | 20 officials | €255.01 |
| Dinner in The Marble City Bar, Kilkenny. | Working dinner with European Patent Office delegation re planning for the EPO Patent Information Conference held in Kilkenny Oct 11. | 5 officials | €140.80 |
| Dinner in One Pico Restaurant, Dublin. | Working dinner with senior Dutch officials on the Irish Presidency preparations and relevant dossiers at the Competitiveness Council. | 2 Dept. and 3 Dutch officials | €309.90 |
| Catering provided by Gerard's Café & Deli. | Lunch for 40 persons attending talks and presentations given as part of EU Commission visit to Dublin in the context of Revenue Customs - Market Surveillance Authorities Cooperation. Revenue Customs provided venue, teas, coffees & biscuits, this Dept. undertook to provide lunch. | 40 officials | €348.00 |
| Catering provided by O'Brien's Sandwich Bar | Supply of refreshments, food and drink for the Junior Inventor prize giving ceremony. | Approx. 125 | €591.04 |
| Evening Reception at Langton House Hotel, Kilkenny. | Evening to entertain delegates of EPO Patent Information Conference 2011 to demonstrate local cuisine and traditional Irish entertainment. | 300 delegates. | €18,749.98 |
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent on hair and make-up by his Department since he came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department did not spend any money on hair and make-up since my coming to Office in March 2011.
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