Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Departmental Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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289. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of annual subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups his Department has including the cost and details. [46762/15]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the costs of Ireland’s membership subscriptions paid to external organisations through the Department’s Vote in 2015. Such organisations cover the areas of trade, research and innovation, intellectual property, competitiveness and employment rights.
| Organisation | Description | 2015 cost |
|---|---|---|
| World Trade Organisation | Payment of Ireland’s annual membership of the WTO. | €2,018,914 |
| OECD | Ireland’s contribution to the Local Economic & Employment Development Programme. | €29,000 |
| OECD | Ireland’s contribution to the Global Science Forum. | €2,698 |
| Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils | Ireland’s contribution to the GFCC for membership. The annual cost is $10,000 US. The costs incurred in 2015 cover 2014 and 2015 membership. | €19,129 |
| European Space Agency | Ireland’s annual membership and programme participation in ESA. | €17,290,000 |
| European Molecular Biology Conference | Ireland’s membership contribution to the EMBC. The EMBC promotes excellence in fundamental basic research in Molecular biology and related fields across Europe. | €190,107 |
| European Molecular Biology Laboratory | Ireland’s annual membership contribution to EMBL which is Europe’s flagship research laboratory for the Life Sciences. | €1,115,882 |
| EUREKA | Ireland’s annual membership to EUREKA which is a close-to-market collaborative R&D programme operated on a pan-European basis. | €25,990 |
| COST – Co-operation in European Science & Technology | Ireland’s membership inresearch and development networks spanning a range of scientific disciplines. The expenditure incurred in 2015 covers Ireland’s membership of COST to 2020. | €11,202 |
| World Intellectual Property Organisation | Payment of Ireland’s annual membership of WIPO. | €464,144 |
| International Labour Organisation | Ireland’s annual membership of the ILO. Cost includes a contribution to the ILO Training Centre (of €18,000). | €1,545,000 |
| European Association of Court Judges | Ireland’s annual affiliation fee to the European Association of Labour Court Judges in respect of the Chair of the Employment Appeals Tribunal. | €1,350 |
| Hallmarking Convention Contributions | Annual subscription by Ireland to the International Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals. | €8,737 |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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290. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of annual subscriptions to newspapers or magazines his Department has including the cost and details. [46763/15]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The total expenditure on subscriptions to newspapers and magazines by my Department and it Offices in 2015 was €27,823. The following table provides a breakdown of costs and details as requested.Total Expenditure Incurred by Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on Subscriptions to Newspapers and Magazines in 2015
| Title of Newspapers/Magazines | Number of Subscriptions (hard copy edition) | Number of Subscriptions (on line edition) | Total Cost of Hard Copy Subscriptions € | Total Cost of On Line Subscriptions € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Finance | 8 | - | 207 | - |
| Economist | 8 | 1 | 2,400 | 188 |
| Phoenix | 6 | 1 | 368 | 63 |
| Phoenix Annual | 2 | 69 | ||
| Irish Times | 21 | 7 | 5,181 | 1,582 |
| Saturday Irish Times | 1 | 130 | ||
| Irish Independent | 9 | 2 | 3,060 | 320 |
| Saturday Irish Independent | 1 | 120 | ||
| Sunday Independent | 1 | 151 | ||
| Irish Examiner | 3 | 1,428 | ||
| Saturday Irish Examiner | 1 | 121 | ||
| Financial Times | 10 | 4,499 | ||
| Saturday Financial Times | 1 | 182 | ||
| Financial Times on-line | 4 | 1,096 | ||
| The Star | 4 | 1,425 | ||
| The Star on Sunday | 1 | 52 | ||
| The Sun | 3 | 715 | ||
| Saturday Sun | 1 | 52 | ||
| Sunday Sun | 1 | 52 | ||
| Daily Mirror | 3 | 768 | ||
| Saturday Mirror | 1 | 59 | ||
| Sunday Mirror | 1 | 83 | ||
| Daily Mail | 4 | 965 | ||
| Saturday Daily Mail | 1 | 67 | ||
| The Mail on Sunday | 1 | 114 | ||
| Evening Herald | 3 | 913 | ||
| Sunday World | 1 | 127 | ||
| Sunday Business Post | 2 | 190 | ||
| Sunday Times | 1 | 156 | ||
| Meath Chronicle | 1 | 920 | ||
| Subtotal | 24,574 | 3,249 | ||
| TOTAL | €27,823 |
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