Written answers
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Department of Social Protection
Ministerial Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the expenses incurred by her between 2011 and to date in 2015 to include the date, expense type, description and amount; if each expense was vouched; her plans to introduce changes to the expenses system to ensure all expenses are fully vouched for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27000/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Since I became Minister for Social Protection in 2011 I have published and regularly updated the expenses I have incurred in the performance of my functions as Minister for Social Protection and Tánaiste. Likewise the expenses incurred by the Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection are published and regularly updated on the Department’s website.
The information requested is set out in tabular format below.
Summary of Travel, Accommodation, Catering Expenses incurred by Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD, since 9 March 2011.
From | To | Expense Type | Description | Amount (€) | Reason for Expense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/03/2011Dublin to London & London to Dublin() | 20/03/2011 | Foreign Travel | Airfare | 468.66 | Represented the Government in London for St. Patrick's Day 2011 |
| 20/04/2011 | Official Entertainment | Lunch | 33.84 | Lunch with John Martin OECD | |
| 28/04/2011 () | 03/05/2011 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Taxis | 332.30 45.25 | OECD Social Policy Conference - Paris |
| 16/06/2011 Hotel Le Royal, Luxembourg() | 18/06/2011 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation | 417.20 | June Council for Ministers of Employment and Social Policy |
| 20/06/2011Houses of the Oireachtas | Official Entertainment | Lunch | 43.55 | Minister hosted lunch for Australian Minister | |
| 07/07/2011 Dublin to Frankfurt to Gdansk & Gdansk to Frankfurt to Dublin() | 08/07/2011 | Foreign Travel | Airfare | 777.40 | Informal meeting of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs |
| 27/07/2011 | 28/07/2011 | Home Travel | Miscellaneous | 239.70 | Magill Summer School |
| 07/09/2011 | Home Travel | Tea & Sandwiches x 3 | 16.00 | Meeting | |
| 13/09/2011 | 14/09/2011 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 79.00 | Internship Roadshow |
| 27/09/2011 | 28/09/2011 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 75.00 | Internship Roadshow |
| 29/09/2011 | 30/09/2011 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 99.00 | Internship Roadshow |
| 05/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house | Official Entertainment | Tea & Scones x 8 | 30.52 | Meeting | |
| 06/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house | Official Entertainment | Tea & Scones x 10 | 38.15 | Meeting | |
| 12/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house | Official Entertainment | Tea & Scones x 10 | 38.15 | Meeting | |
| 24/10/2011 Regent Catering - in house | Official Entertainment | Tea & Sandwiches x 7 | 26.71 | Meeting | |
| 27/10/2011 | 27/10/2011 | Official Entertainment | Lunch | 58.50 | Lunch with Latvian Ambassador |
| 12/01/2012 | 12/01/2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 70.00 | Senior Management Team in Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 17/02/2012 Aloft Hotel, Brussels() | 18/02/2012 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation | 119.00 | EPSCO |
| 12/03/2012 | Gift | Business Card Holder | 30.00 | Gift for Mayor Bloomberg on Ministerial visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day | |
| 13/03/2012 Fitzpatrick’s Hotel | 19/03/2012 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Accommodation | 867.00 1157.87 | Ministerial visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day |
| 22/03/2012 | 23/03/2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 65.00 | Minister meeting DSP HQ and LO staff and CIS/MABs offices |
| 29/03/2012 | 30/03//2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 55.00 | Minister meeting DSP, Employability, MABs, CIS offices and local CE schemes. |
| 10/05/2012 Hotel Berlaymont, Brussels | 11/05/2012 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation Airfare | 257.00 20.00 | Minister attending Conference, Brussels. For seat assignment only (ticket booked by conference organisers) |
| 18/06/2012 | 18/06/2012 | Subsistence | Breakfast | 5.50 | Minister opens IRCHSS Summer School, Cork |
| 29/06/2012 | 30/06/2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 95.00 | Minister opens Jobs Fair in Galway |
| 05/07/2012 | 06/07/2012 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Accommodation | 319.80 209.67 | Ministerial Conference, London |
| 11/07/2012 Hilton Hotel, Cyprus | 14/07/2012 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation Airfare | 160.00 640.36 | Informal EPSCO, Cyprus |
| 27/09/2012 | 28/09/2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 75.00 | Minister opens MABs offices in Tuam and An Cheathrú Rua |
| 03/10/2012 Hotel Royal, Luxembourg () | 04/10/2012 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation | 182.00 | EPSCO |
| 09/10/2012 () | 11/10/2012 | Foreign Travel | Airfare | 1048.87 | Ministerial Visit to Sweden |
| 18/10/2012 | 19/10/2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 89.00 | Employer Roadshow, Limerick |
| 25/10/2012 | 26/10/2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 95.00 | Employer Roadshow, Galway & Athlone |
| 31/10/2012 | 01/11/2012 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 110.00 | Employer Roadshow, Waterford & Cork |
| 10/01/2013 | 11/01/2013 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 55.00 | Ministerial Visit to Cork |
| 22/01/2013 Radisson Hotel | 23/01/2013 | Foreign Travel | AccommodationAirfare | 160.00118.98 | Visit to EU Parliament |
| 27/02/2013 Hotel Thon, Brussels | 28/02/2013 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation Airfare | 172.58 105.99 | EPSCO Formal, Brussels |
| 13/03/2013 Hilton Hotel, Chicago | 19/03/2013 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Accommodation Transport | 589.11 1126.19 363.14 | Minster representing Irish Govt. in Chicago for St. Patrick's Day |
| 07/04/2013 () | 10/04/2013 | Foreign Travel | Airfare | 345.41 | Minister attending ILO Conference, Oslo. |
| 10/04/2013 | 12/04/2013 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 170.00 | Ministerial Visit to Kerry |
| 01/05/2013Hotel Mercure, Lueven | 03/05/2013 | Foreign Travel | AirfareAccommodation | 183.02231.80 | SIP Conference, Lueven |
| 09/05/2013 | 10/05/2013 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 65.00 | Minister visit to Carlow CIB and Kilkenny MABs, Jobs Club and Local Office |
| 19/06/2013 Novotel, Luxembourg () | 21/06/2013 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation | 310.00 | EPSCO, Luxembourg |
| 03/07/2013 | 03/07/2013 | Foreign Travel | Airfare | 192.99 | Round Table Promoting Youth Employment |
| 07/07/2013 Tower Hotel, Waterford | 08/07/2013 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 65.00 | Launch of JobsPlus, Waterford |
| 11/11/2013 Montfleuri Hotel, Paris | 12/11/2013 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Accommodation & Meals | 297.10 236.50 | Minster attended 2nd Conference on Youth Employment in Europe - Paris. |
| 08/12/13 Hotel Thon, Brussels | 09/12/2013 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Accommodation | 292.98 157.58 | EPSCO, Brussels |
| 07/02/2014 Absolute Hotel | 08/02/2014 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 79.00 | Minister visiting flooding victims in Limerick |
| 13/02/2014 Landmark Hotel | 14/02/2014 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 70.00 | Minister attending SMT and visiting local employment and CE schemes |
| 20/02/2014 Harlequin Hotel | 21/02/2014 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 59.00 | Minister speaking at Employer Roadshow and opening INTREO office |
| 09/03/2014 Hotel Aloft () | 10/03/2014 | Foreign Travel | Accommodation | 149.00 | EPSCO, Brussels |
| 11/03/2014 Fitzpatrick's Hotel | 20/03/2014 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Accommodation Transport | 590.73 1081.40 148.29 | Ministerial visit to New York and Washington for St. Patrick's Day |
| 05/02/2015 Brandon Hotel | 06/02/2015 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 55.00 | Official Opening of INTREO office Tralee |
| 12/03/2015 Fitzpatrick's Hotel | 20/03/2015 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Airfare Accommodation Transport Gifts | 696.00 $758.54 $1,154 $8,205.09 56.89 | Ministerial visit to US for St. Patrick's Day |
| 24/03/2015 Granville Hotel | 25/03/2015 | Home Travel | Accommodation | 80.00 | Meeting ad Official opening of Sun Life Financial - Waterford |
| 27/03/2015 | 28/03/2015 | Foreign Travel | Airfare | 427.14 | Meetings with German Government |
| 18/05/2015 Brandon Hotel | 19/05/2015 | Home Travel | | 84.00 | Accompanying HRH Prince of Wales |
Mileage claimed by Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton, TD, under the Ministerial Travel Scheme.
| From | To | Expense Type | Description | Amount (€) | Reason for Expense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/2011 | 31/07/2011 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 3251.81 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/08/2011 | 31/10/2011 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1493.73 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/11/2011 | 31/12/2011 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1080.38 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/01/2012 | 31/03/2012 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 2516.00 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/04/2012 | 30/06/2012 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1907.37 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/07/2012 | 30/09/2012 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1118.88 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/10/2012 | 31/12/2012 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1563.64 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/01/2013 | 31/01/2013 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1823.18 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/02/2013 | 30/04/2013 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 2185.58 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/05/2013 | 30/06/2013 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1235.73 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/07/2013 | 30/09/2013 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 1412.47 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/10/2013 | 31/12/2013 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 2124.54 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/01/2014 | 31/03/2014 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 3931.83 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/04/2014 | 30/06/2014 | Home Travel | Ministerial Mileage | 2427.92 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
**Note 2:No accommodation costs. The Minister stayed in the Irish Embassy in London, Paris, Sweden, Oslo.
***Note 3:No accommodation costs. This was a Polish Presidency event and they covered the accommodation costs.
Summary of Travel, Accommodation, Catering Expenses incurred by Minister of State Kevin Humphreys, TD, since 15 July 2014.
| From | To | Expense Type | Description | Amount | Reason for Expense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2014 | 04/09/2014 | Home travel | Accommodation - West Cork Hotel, Skibereen | €65.00 | Minister meeting DSP officials, local Community Council, Development Partnership office and local CE schemes. |
| 15/10/2014 | 16/10/2014 | EU Travel | Accommodation - Novotel Luxembourg | €170.00 | EPSCO Luxembourg |
| 10/11/2014 | 11/11/2014 | Home Travel | Accommodation - Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee | €65.00 | Official visit to employers, Department of Social Protection schemes and service providers in Co. Kerry |
| 26/02/2015 | 26/02/2015 | Home Travel | Accommodation - Landmark Hotel | €70.00 | Meeting in Carrick on Shannon |
| 13/03/2015 | 17/03/2015 | Foreign Travel | Airfare Accommodation - Swissotel, Basel Zagreb Sheraton Transport | €403.81 €797.10 €448.83 | Ministerial travel to Switzerland and Croatia for St. Patrick's Day duties |
18/03/2015 | 19/03/2015 | EU Travel | Accommodation - Holiday Inn Express, Glasgow | €82.02 | Meeting in Working Links, Glasgow |
Mileage claimed by Minister of State Kevin Humphreys, TD, under the Ministerial Travel Scheme.
From | To | Expense Type | Description | Amount | Reason for Expense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/08/2014 | 31/08/2014 | Home travel | Ministerial mileage | €631.78 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/09/2014 | 30/09/2014 | Home travel | Ministerial mileage | €1045.71 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/10/2014 | 31/10/2014 | Home travel | Ministerial mileage | €952.29 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/11/2014 | 30/11/2014 | Home travel | Ministerial mileage | €681.32 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/12/2014 | 31/12/2014 | Home travel | Ministerial mileage | €241.63 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/01/2015 | 31/01/2015 | Home Travel | Ministerial mileage | €499.96 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/02/2015 | 28/02/2015 | Home Travel | Ministerial mileage | €799.66 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
| 01/03/2015 | 30/04/2015 | Home Travel | Ministerial mileage | €1395.36 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme (for two months) |
| 01/05/2015 | 31/05/2015 | Home Travel | Ministerial mileage | €513.84 | Mileage claimed under the Ministerial Travel Scheme |
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