Written answers
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Creative Ireland Programme
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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658. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of foreign visits taken by Creative Ireland personnel and or staff within her Department for purposes related to Creative Ireland; the destination of these visits; the duration of these visits; the identity of the personnel who travelled on each visit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13815/18]
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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659. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of each individual foreign visit taken by Creative Ireland personnel and or staff in her Department for purposes related to Creative Ireland including but limited to the cost of travel, accommodation, per diem and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13816/18]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 658 and 659 together.
There were a total of eight foreign trips taken by Creative Ireland Programme staff in 2017. Full details and costs (including flights and subsistence) are contained in the following table. All travel and subsistence costs incurred were in line with DPER regulations in place at the time of travel.
| Dates | Destination | Personnel | Purpose | Costs (rounded) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-16 Jan 2017 | New York | Director Creative Ireland | Launch of the Creative Ireland Programme in the USA | €687 |
| 7 - 8 Feb 2017 | London | Director Creative Ireland | Meeting with Irish Embassy in London in respect of launch of the Creative Ireland Programme in the UK | €258 |
| 27 - 28 Feb 2017 | London | Director Creative Ireland | Launch of the Creative Ireland Programme in the UK | €979 |
| 27-28 Feb 2017 | London | Principal Officer Creative Ireland | Launch of the Creative Ireland Programme in the UK | €391 |
| 14- 17 March 2017 | Washington and New York | Director Creative Ireland | Launch of Ireland.ie website | €3,118 |
| 30-31 March 2017 | London | Director Creative Ireland | Meeting with Embassy and UK Ireland Event | €1,019 |
| 21- 24 May 2017 | Paris & Brussels | Director Creative Ireland | Attending the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council Meeting in Brussels with Minister and launch of the Creative Ireland Programme in Paris at the Centre Culturel Irlandais | €1,552 |
| 9 - 10 Sept 2017 | Cambridge | Director Creative Ireland | Presentation on the Creative Ireland Programme at the British-Irish Association Conference, University of Cambridge | €514 |
| Total | €8518 |
* Flight to Washington had to be rebooked due to incorrect departure time being notified.
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