Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1948 - 1949::18 July, 1951::Appendix

APPENDIX VIII.

LIST OF OFFICIAL ENTERTAINMENTS; COST OF CASES.

Rúnaí,


Coiste um Chuntais Phoiblí.


I enclose herewith as requested by the Committee of Public Accounts during the course of my examination on 23rd November last, the following additional information concerning expenditure from the Vote for External Affairs.


 

(Signed) SEAN NUNAN,

 

Rúnaí,

30ú Eanáir, 1951.

An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha.

Official Entertainments, costing more than £5 each, charged to Subhead A. 5 of Vote 65 (External Affairs), 1948/49.


 

Entertainment

Responsible Department

1.

Dinner to Belgian Regent and Prime Minister while in Shannon Airport en route to U.S.

External Affairs.

2.

Dinner to Admiral Commanding U.S. Naval Forces, European Waters.

Dept. of An Taoiseach.

3.

Entertainment of Officers and Men of U.S. Naval Forces.

Defence.

4.

Luncheon to chairman of the Middlesex

 

 

Federation of Civil Defence Associations

...

...

Defence.

5.

Dinner to members of the Scottish Advisory

 

 

Council of Education

...

...

...

...

Education.

6.

Reception of British Prime Minister

...

...

Dept. of an Taoiseach.

7.

Dinner to Argentine Minister, on occasion of

 

 

presentation of his credentials

...

...

Taoiseach.

8.

Luncheon to Netherland’s Trade Delegation

External Affairs.

9.

Dinner to Royal Medico-Psychological

 

 

Association

...

...

...

...

...

...

Health.

10.

Lunch on occasion of signing of Bilateral

 

 

Agreement with U.S.A.

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

11.

Entertainment in Washington of Newspaper Correspondents and callers on Minister for External Affairs on occasion of visit of ECA

 

 

Delegation to Washington

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

12.

Entertainment in connection with visit of H.M.S.

 

 

“Arcadia”

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

13.

Luncheon to French Trade Delegation

...

External Affairs.

14.

Lunch to officials of the British Ministry of Food

Agriculture.

15.

Dinner to British Lord Chancellor

...

...

Justice.

16.

Entertainment of delegates from the British

 

 

Town and County Planning Association

...

Local Government.

17.

Luncheon to Japanese ex-Consul

...

...

External Affairs.

18.

Dinner to Publisher, Chicago Tribune

...

External Affairs.

19.

Entertainment of delegates to the General

 

 

Meeting of the General Council of County Councils

...

Local Government.

20.

Entertainment of the New Zealand

 

 

Representatives on the Sterling Area Committee

...

Finance.

21.

Entertainment of Officers and rating of the

 

 

American destroyer “Williard Keith”

...

Defence.

22.

Dinner to Deputy Chairman, Board of Customs

 

 

and Excise, London

...

...

...

...

Revenue Commissioners.

23.

Dinner to Chargé d’Affaires for Netherlands

External Affairs.

24.

Dinner to Australian Foreign Minister

...

External Affairs.

25.

Entertainment of members of the International

 

 

Geological Conference

...

...

...

...

Industry and Commerce.

26.

Entertainment of Asst. Postmaster-General,

 

 

U.S.A.

...

...

...

...

...

...

Posts and Telegraphs.

27.

Dinner to delegates to International convention

 

 

in Dublin

...

...

...

...

...

...

Posts and Telegraphs.

28.

Dinner to French Minister and Party

...

External Affairs.

29.

Luncheon to President of Institute of Journalists

External Affairs.

30.

Entertainment of “Men of the Trees”

...

Dept. of Lands.

31.

Garden Party to “An Oige” International

 

 

Convention

...

...

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

32.

Luncheon on occasion of opening of Brosna

 

 

Drainage Scheme

...

...

...

...

...

Board of Works.

33.

Entertainment of the personnel of the Italian Naval Training Vessel, “Amerigo Vespucci”

Defence.

34.

Dinner to Commonwealth Journalists

...

External Affairs.

35.

Luncheon to U.S. State Dept. Official

...

External Affairs.

36.

Luncheon to U.S. Senator

...

...

...

External Affairs.

37.

Entertainment of personnel of three British

 

 

Vessels

...

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

38.

Luncheon to former Postmaster-General, U.S.A.

External Affairs.

39.

Luncheon to Chief Justice of New Zealand

...

External Affairs.

40.

Luncheon to former Chief of Staff of French

 

 

Army

...

...

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

41.

Lunch to members of British Grassland’s Society

Agriculture.

42.

Luncheon in connection with handing over by Carnegie Trust of the Irish Central Library for

 

 

Students

...

...

...

...

...

...

Local Government.

43.

Entertainment of personnel of French Naval

 

 

Sloop “Ailette”

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

44.

Dinner to Welsh members of the National Union

 

 

of Teachers

...

...

...

...

...

Education.

45.

Dinner to Prime Minister, New South Wales

External Affairs.

46.

Dinner to British Minister for Food

...

...

External Affairs.

47.

Luncheon to Controller of ECA Mission in

 

 

London

...

...

...

...

...

...

Finance.

48.

Luncheon to Australian Senator

...

...

External Affairs.

49.

Lunch to Captain of H.M.S. “Widemouth Bay”

Agriculture.

50.

Entertainment of personnel of Swedish

 

 

Sub-marines

...

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

51.

Dinner to U.S. Delegate to U.N.O.

...

...

External Affairs.

52.

Lunch to Director, Kemsley Newspapers

...

External Affairs.

53.

Dinner to U.S. Delegate to U.N.O.

...

...

External Affairs.

54.

Dinner to British Air Minister

...

...

External Affairs.

55.

Luncheon to Member of British Cabinet

...

External Affairs.

56.

Dinner to Secy. of State for Commonwealth

...

External Affairs.

57.

Dinner to British Air Minister

...

...

External Affairs.

58.

Dinner to Head of ECA Mission to Ireland

...

External Affairs.

59.

Entertainment of officers of three British Motor

 

 

Torpedo Boats

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

60.

Entertainment of personnel of two British mine

 

 

sweepers

...

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

61.

Entertainment of British Ministry of Food

 

 

officials

...

...

...

...

...

...

Agriculture.

62.

Dinner to Executive Committee of Association

 

 

of Municipal Authorities of Ireland

...

...

Local Government.

63.

Luncheon to guests at Irish Labour Party

 

 

Conference

...

...

...

...

...

...

Department of External Affairs.

64.

Dinner to Transport Inquiry Board

...

...

Industry and Commerce.

65.

Entertainment, etc., of New Zealand Prime

 

 

Minister and Party

...

...

...

...

Dept., An Taoiseach.

66.

Entertainment expenses. “L. E. Macha,” on occasion of repatriation of remains of late W. B.

 

 

Yeats

...

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

67.

Dinner in connection with Conference with representatives of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on question of reciprocity in Social

 

 

Insurance

...

...

...

...

...

...

Social Welfare.

68.

Lunch to ECA officials

...

...

...

...

Finance.

69.

Dinner to visiting military officers attending

 

 

Horse Show

...

...

...

...

...

Defence.

70.

Official Reception during Horse Show Week

...

External Affairs.

71.

Luncheon to Gen. Sec, B.T.U.C. President,

 

71.

I.F.T.U.

...

...

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

72.

Entertainment in connection with the investigation of an accident to a P.A.A. aircraft at

 

 

Shannon Airport

...

...

...

...

...

Dept. of Ind. & Com.

73.

Cocktail Party to British Labour Party

 

 

Agricultural Group

...

...

...

...

...

Agriculture.

74.

Cocktail Party to Liverpool Trade Protection

 

 

Society

...

...

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

75.

Reception to Diplomatic Corps

...

...

External Affairs.

76.

Dinner to delegates to International Social

 

 

Security Ass. Conference

...

...

...

Social Welfare.

77.

Luncheon on occasion of talks with

 

 

Common-wealth Representatives in Paris

...

...

External Affairs.

78.

Lunch to members of the Accident Officers

 

 

Association

...

...

...

...

...

Local Government.

79.

Luncheon to Lady Ross

...

...

...

External Affairs.

80.

Dinner to the Speaker of Australian House of

 

 

Representatives

...

...

...

...

...

Taoiseach.

81.

Lunch to Political Correspondent of Manchester

 

 

Guardian

...

...

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

82.

Lunch to Portuguese Chargé d’Affaires

...

External Affairs.

83.

Dinner to U.S.A. Representatives—Double

 

 

Taxation Agreement

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

84.

Luncheon to Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney,

 

 

Southern District of New York

...

...

Taoiseach.

85.

Luncheon to Executive of an American firm

 

 

sponsoring sale of Irish Goods

...

...

External Affairs.

86.

Entertainment of delegates to Conference on

 

 

Reciprocity in Social Insurance

...

...

Social Welfare.

87.

Dinner in honour of visiting medical expert

...

Health.

88.

Transport and entertainment of members of

 

 

British Labour Party Agricultural Group

...

Agriculture.

89.

Luncheon in honour of Marquess of Hartington

External Affairs.

90.

Entertainment to members of Commonwealth

 

 

Relations office Representatives in London

...

External Affairs.

91.

Entertainment—Meeting of Ministerial Comm.

 

 

of OEEC., Paris

...

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

92.

Expenditure by Secretary, Dept. of External Affairs on his journey to Paris, via Amsterdan,

 

 

July, 1947

...

...

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

93.

Expenditure by Secretary, Dept. of External

 

 

Affairs on his visit to Paris, 8/8/47—24/9/47

...

External Affairs.

94.

Entertainment of President, Western Union

 

 

Telegraph Company

...

...

...

...

Posts and Telegraphs.

95.

Visits to Paris by Asst. Sec., Dept. of External Affairs in connection with ERP conferences;

 

 

Entertainment, etc.

...

...

...

...

External Affairs.

COST OF CASES.

The cost of the cases used in conveying the effects of an officer on transfer from one post to another, which on sale realised a sum equivalent to £45 1s. 10d., was approximately £160.