Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of annual subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups in the Office of Public Works including the cost and details. [46765/15]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The total paid by the Office of Public Works in respect of subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups in 2015 was €111,820.51. Details of payments made in 2015 are on the table below.
TABLE OF MEMBERSHIP BODIES/GROUPS TO WHICH SUBSCRIPTIONS WERE MADE DURING 2015
| EXTERNAL MEMBERSHIP BODY/GROUP | TOTAL PAID € |
|---|---|
| ACCA | 278.58 |
| ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS OF IRELAND | 160.00 |
| ALL KERRY TOURISM MARKETING LTD | 500.00 |
| ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY | 49.37 |
| AN TSEIRBHIS OIDEACHAIS | 652.00 |
| ARBORICULTURAL ASSOC | 475.12 |
| BOTANIC GARDENS | 300.00 |
| BOTANIC GARDENS EDUCATION | 136.21 |
| BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF BRITTAN AND IRELAND | 38.00 |
| BOYNE VALLEY GARDEN TRAIL | 200.00 |
| BRAND ARTILLERY LTD | 2,999.97 |
| BRITISH COUNCIL FOR OFFICES | 421.38 |
| BRITISH PLANT GALL SOCIETY | 20.57 |
| BRITISH PTERIDOLOGICAL SOCIETY | 70.66 |
| BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTIONS | 1,814.01 |
| CANAL & RIVER TRUST | 1,381.71 |
| CARLOW TOURISM | 50.00 |
| CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS | 913.57 |
| CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS | 460.91 |
| CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS | 165.60 |
| CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS | 1,031.32 |
| CIAT | 1,450.64 |
| CIBSE | 397.48 |
| CIOB | 404.00 |
| CIPD | 124.82 |
| CIRIA | 415.99 |
| CITA LTD | 1,150.05 |
| COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE | 65.00 |
| COUNTY KILDARE FAILTE | 150.00 |
| DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION | 430.00 |
| ENGINEERS IRELAND | 21,763.38 |
| EUROPEAN BOTANICAL ANDHORTICULTURAL LIBRARIES | 120.00 |
| GARDEN & LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION | 35.00 |
| GARDEN HISTORY SOCIETY | 108.73 |
| HERITAGE ISLAND LTD | 8,118.00 |
| HISTORIC GARDEN FOUNDATION | 36.94 |
| HISTORIC IRISH TOURIST HOUSES & GARDENS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND | 1,300.00 |
| HOOK RURAL TOURISM LTD | 300.00 |
| IFPRA | 233.81 |
| INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS | 40.53 |
| IOSH | 883.78 |
| IPASS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING | 280.00 |
| IRISH BIOGEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY | 15.00 |
| IRISH COMPUTER SOCIETY | 750.00 |
| IRISH HEART FOUNDATION | 300.00 |
| IRISH LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE | 170.00 |
| IRISH PEATLAND CONVERSATION COUNCIL | 45.00 |
| IRISH PLANNING INSTITUTE | 220.00 |
| IRISH SOCIETY OF BOTANICAL ARTISTS | 50.00 |
| IRISH TOURIST INDUSTRY | 13,124.00 |
| IRLOGI THE IRISH ORGANISATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | 360.00 |
| KERRY HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY | 60.00 |
| KILKENNY TOURISM LTD | 184.50 |
| LEGAL ISLAND LTD | 595.00 |
| LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | 60.00 |
| LIFTING EQUIPMENT | 1,373.61 |
| MEDIATORS INSTITUTE OF IRELAND | 180.00 |
| MEETA | 550.00 |
| MILITARY HISTORY SOCIETY | 32.00 |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE CONVERSATION OF PLANTS | 44.93 |
| NATIONAL IRISH SAFETY ORG. | 450.00 |
| ORGANIC TRUST LTD | 680.00 |
| PLANTNETWORK | 491.57 |
| PUBLIC RELATIONS INSTITUTE | 250.00 |
| PURE-NET RY | 2,500.00 |
| REGISTER OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS OF IRELAND | 536.25 |
| RHODODENDRON, CAMELLIA AND MAGNOLIA GROUP | 33.98 |
| RIAI | 369.00 |
| RICS | 4,903.00 |
| ROSPA | 662.01 |
| SCOTTISH ROCK GARDEN CLUB | 31.58 |
| SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS IRELAND | 856.00 |
| THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING | 1,137.00 |
| THE HISTORIC STRUCTURE SURVEY COMPANY LTD | 3,850.00 |
| THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY | 202.98 |
| THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF THE ARCHITECTS | 20,330.00 |
| THE SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS | 2,545.00 |
| THE WORKPLACE NETWORK | 2,074.99 |
| TIPPERARY TOURISM CLG | 420.00 |
| TREE COUNCIL OF IRELAND | 300.00 |
| WICKLOW COUNTY TOURISM | 475.00 |
| WORLD URBAN PARKS INC | 680.98 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 111,820.51 |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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263. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of annual subscriptions to newspapers or magazines in the Office of Public Works including the cost and details. [46766/15]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works currently subscribes to 110 serial publications. The cost of these in 2015 was €47,868.
The relevant titles are listed as follows:
| Relevant Titles |
|---|
| Irish Times |
| Irish Independent |
| Examiner |
| Sunday Times |
| Sunday Independent |
| Sunday Business Post |
| Daily Mail |
| Meath Chronicle Drogheda Independent |
| Farmers Journal |
| Financial Times |
| Herald |
| Wicklow People Phoenix |
| A10 - New European Architecture |
| Access by Design |
| Architect - Northbrook |
| Architects Journal & AJ Buildings Library – Print and internet |
| Architectural Review |
| Art Newspaper |
| Blueprint - Sidcup |
| British Deer Society |
| Building - Market Harborough |
| Concrete - CamberleyDetail - Zeitschrift fur Architektur und Baudetail & Detail Green |
| Domus |
| Economist - UK Edition |
| Estates Gazette & Directory |
| Flash Art - International Edition |
| Garden Design Journal |
| Garden History & Garden History Society News |
| Gardens Illustrated |
| Health and Safety Review |
| Health and Safety Review - Internet |
| Historic Gardens Foundation – Membership includes Historic Gardens Review & Newsletter |
| Horticulture Week |
| Hydrological Sciences Journal - Journal des Sciences Hydrologiques - Print & Internet |
| Irish Printer |
| JA - the Japan Architect |
| Journal of Architectural Conservation |
| Journal of Architecture - Print & Internet |
| Journal of Design History - Print & Internet |
| Journal of Flood Risk Management - Corporate-Government - Small - 1-1000 FTE - Internet |
| Landscape Architecture |
| Lighting Journal - Official Journal of the Institution of Lighting Engineers |
| New Civil Engineer Plan |
| RIBA Journal - Royal Institute of British Architects |
| Scientific American - Instit Subs - Hospitals Public Library Primary Secondary School Library |
| Sculpture - Washington |
| Structural Engineer |
| Studies in Conservation |
| Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes - Print & Internet |
| Topos - European Landscape Magazine |
| Water and Environment Journal - Print & Internet |
| Environment – CIWEM |
| WebDesigner - Sittingbourne |
| World of Interiors |
| Plantsman |
| Apollo - London |
| Creative Review |
| Flower Arranger |
| Irish Farmers Journal |
| Occupational Safety and Health Journal |
| Arboricultural Journal - Print & Internet |
| Archives of Natural History - Print & Internet |
| Blumea |
| Brittonia - Print & Enhanced Access - Internet |
| Bryologist |
| Conservation Biology & Conservation - Oxford - Print & Internet |
| Cryptogamie - All Sections (Algologie, Bryologie, Mycologie) |
| Curtis's Botanical Magazine - Print & Internet |
| Garden History – Journal of the Garden History Society |
| Historic Gardens Foundation – Membership, includes Historic Gardens Review |
| Horticulture Connected |
| Horticulture Week |
| Index of Fungi |
| Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society |
| Kew Bulletin - Print & Enhanced Access - Internet |
| Lichenologist |
| Madrono |
| Molecular Ecology & Molecular Ecology Resources |
| New Journal of Botany - Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles |
| Orchid Review |
| Palms - Journal of the International Palm Society |
| Plant Ecology & Diversity |
| Plant Pathology - Print & Internet |
| Public Garden |
| Restoration Ecology - Print & Internet |
| Rhodora - Print & Internet |
| Sibbaldia - Occasional Series of Horticultural Notes from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (book series) |
| South African Journal of Botany |
| Systematic Botany |
| Taxon |
| Irish Arts Review |
| Irish History |
| Irish Printer |
| IRN |
| Employment law reports |
| Corporate Real Estate Journal |
| Business and Finance |
| Irish Archaeology |
| Irish Beekeeper |
| S & M handbook of rent review |
| Irish journal of planning law and practice |
| Irish planning law and environmental law review |
| Reveille |
| IBEC HR Databank |
| Administration |
| FIRA |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual cost in the Office of Public Works of advertisements placed on its behalf in newspapers, magazines, television and radio, and social media. [46767/15]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Expenditure incurred on the OPW Vote in 2015 in relation to advertising was €360,935.98. A further €45,077.29 was incurred on advertisements where the costs were borne elsewhere.
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