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