Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Finance
Departmental Expenditure
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the Ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographers was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37373/12]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s Question details of the occasions on which photographers were used since coming to office are contained in the following table:
Use of Photographer
| Company used | Details | Cost € |
|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Photography Ltd | Brian Lenihan - photo required for Minster’s Conference - Engaged on 30th March 2011 | €424.41 |
| Maxwell Photography Ltd | Signing of Taxation agreement with Germany –Engaged on 31st March 2011 | €400..21 |
| Maxwell Photography Ltd | Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with Switzerland – Minister of State Hayes & Swiss Ambassador- Engaged 26th January 2012 | €285.05 |
| Maxwell Photography Ltd | Signing ceremony for Double Taxation Agreement with Uzbekistan Attended by Minister of State Hayes 11th July 2012 | €147.60 |
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [37445/12]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [37461/12]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together.
In response to the Deputy’s question since coming to office €337.56 has been spent by me on official entertainment. A breakdown of the expenditure is contained in the following table:
| Date | Amount paid € | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 25/11/2011 | 63.00 | Lunch with guests Merrion Hotel |
| 17/01/2012 | 148.00 | Dinner with guests Hibernian Hotel St Stephens Green |
| 27/01/2012 | 126.56 | Dinner with guests Dunraven Arms Hotel Adare Manor Limerick |
In the same period senior officials in my Department spent €2.146.54 on official entertainment. A breakdown of this expenditure is contained in the following table:
| 23/06/2011 | 261.25 | Dinner for 6 people with World Bank Officials |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2011 | 174.45 | Official Lunch for 7 people – Organisation for European Cooperation and Development. |
| 04/07/2011 | 69.58 | Official lunch for 2 with European Commission representative |
| 12/11/2011 | 308.51 | Official Banking SLO Team Lunch for 9 people |
| 30/01/2012 | 83.70 | Official Lunch for 4 persons |
| 23/03/2012 | 155.00 | Official lunch for 8 persons including representatives from the European Commission and Revenue Commissioners. |
| 29/03/2012 | 110.00 | Official lunch for 4 persons including Ms Micheline Aucion Executive Director of Asian Development Bank |
| 23/04/2012 | 75.65 | Official Lunch for 7 persons -lunch with Northern Ireland Officials . |
| 15/05/2012 | 72.60 | Lunch for 4 Persons- Meeting with UK Treasury on VAT issues |
| 07/06/2012 | 485.50 | Official dinner for 7 persons - visit of World Bank Managing Director to Dublin |
| 15/06/2012 | 350.30 | Dinner for 5 persons on the occasion of the visit of Executive Director of World Bank Ms Lucie Morin to Dublin. |
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [37477/12]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The total amount of money spent by the Department of Finance on make-up since February 2011 was €50.
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