Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 1049: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount his Department contributed to the Lisbon Treaty Referendum. [30382/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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In total, the Government allocated €5.8 million to meet the costs associated with informing the public about the Lisbon Treaty, €5 million of which was allocated to the Referendum Commission. The balance of €0.8million was allocated from the budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs for expenditure in connection with the Government's information campaign on the contents of the Lisbon Treaty. The budget covered the design, translation, printing and distribution of information material including: An explanatory pamphlet; A guide to the Treaty which was distributed to households in April; A White Paper on the Lisbon Treaty.

Other areas of expenditure for this information campaign included, maintenance of a dedicated website, newspaper advertisements relating to the availability of information and the production of Braille and audio versions of the explanatory pamphlet.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 1050: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount his Department has part funded the Institute of European Affairs. [30383/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department pays an annual fee, currently set at €6,000, in respect of its corporate membership of the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA).

In addition, the Institute has also received funding from my Department under the Communicating Europe Initiative (CEI). This scheme provides grants to organisations and individuals for projects aimed at increasing knowledge and awareness of the European Union. Last year, the IIEA received funding of €3,000 under the CEI.

As part of the Department's public information campaign about the Lisbon Treaty, the Institute received €23,250 towards the preparation and publication of a consolidated version of the EU Treaties, as amended by the Lisbon Treaty. Copies of this text were made available on request to members of the public and copies were also distributed to all public libraries throughout the State.