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FOI Request 16/039

Category

Journalist

Name

Kitty Holland

Address

Tara Street, Dublin 2

Company

The Irish Times

Reference

FOI Request 16/039

Requirements

Records of the expenditure on parties and/or receptions held to mark St Patrick’s Day 2016 in Irish embassies, or hosted by Irish ambassadors/consulates/the Irish State, this year (ie 2016) - in London, United Kingdom; Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco in the USA; Ottawa, Canada; Paris, France; Beijing, China; New Delhi, India; and Pretoria, Capetown, South Africa. I would like to receive the information in tabular form broken down by expenditure on food, drink, flowers, entertainment and venue hire.

I seek copies of the guest list for these functions, in London, UK; in Washington DC and New York, USA; in Ottawa, Canada; in Paris, France and in Beijing, China.

I seek records of the travel expenses of any guest(s) whose travel expenses to attend these functions were paid for by the Irish State.

Date

30th March 2016

Replied

18th May 2016

 

Request 16/039

Reply 16/039

Schedule 16/039