Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the total stock of wine held by his Department; the current market value of this stock of wine; the details of any sales of this wine in each year since 2011; the details of any of this wine that was sold below market value; the reasons for such sales; the persons or organisations to whom this wine was sold; the process by which this wine was sold; and if he will provide details of any planned sales in the future. [5951/14]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains a stock of wine for use in relation to State and Official hospitality.

Appendix A includes a copy of the most recent stock take.

Following a review of its wine stock in 2013, the Department began a process of consultation with wine merchants regarding its market value. Those discussions are ongoing and are being conducted in a confidential manner so as to maximise the return to the exchequer.

In December 2013 some of the wine stock held by the Department was sold to a single Wine Merchant, based in Ireland, following expressions of interest received during that process.

The Department does not intend to release the name of the Merchant to whom the wine was sold, for reasons of confidentiality and commercial sensitivity.

Appendix B lists details of wines sold in 2013.

Appendix A

Appendix B