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Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the years ending 31 December 2013, 31 December 2014, and 31 December 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32462/23]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs, in common with other Government Departments, is allocated administrative funding each year for “training and development and incidental expenses”.

Funding for training and development includes foreign language support, course fees, professional memberships, conference and seminar fees and associated training costs. A variety of other administrative expenses are also covered from this allocation in the Revised Estimates. The table below provides details in respect of Votes 27 and 28 for the years 2013-2015.

Description of Expenditure 2013 2014 2015
Advertising 393,244 199,800 249,878
Bank Charges 180,827 189,203 169,350
BIC Secretariat 21,503 18,777 30,440
Books, Subscriptions and Publications 611,286 661,942 798,054
Cleaning 88,418 86,199 0
Currency Exchange Gain/Loss 878,785 -230,132 3,870
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy 148,847 152,614 165,590
Honorary Consuls 329,770 294,907 350,837
Legal and Settlement Costs 164,653 247,580 360,901
Official Entertainment at HQ 1,330,432 468,425 531,598
Professional Fees and Outsourcing 366,182 401,091 531,006
Prompt Payment Interest 3,420 1,983 3,373
Security 68,863 236,391 214,877
Training and Development 1,027,185 642,458 788,127
Translation Services 238,751 179,836 142,604
VAT Paid and Recoupable 69,244 132,982 158,135
Vehicle Costs 1,347,781 1,464,275 1,483,127
Other Costs 250,964 230,171 203,479

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