Written answers

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the cost to the Exchequer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Summit in Doha, including accommodation, cost per person, the number of persons attending from the Irish delegation and the Departments/agencies or otherwise that they represented, flights, subsistence, visas and any other costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5097/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I refer to the replies to Question No. 422 of 4 December 2012 and to Question Nos. 287 and 307 of 11 December 2012. Details of costs incurred in respect of attendance at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC by myself and nine officials from my Department are included in the table below:

Flights
€5,524.10
Accommodation
€17,775
Subsistence (8 DECLG officials have claimed to date)
€8,417.56
Taxis; public transport
€364.88
Other costs (including phone calls back to office)
€ 211.19

Full information in respect of costs incurred by Irish delegates from other Departments and Agencies is not available in my Department.

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