Expenditure Incurred by Fingal County Council on attendance by Elected Members at Conferences/Seminars etc in 2009 Accumulative Name of Conference/Seminar Venue Date Councillors Travel & Subsistence & Expenses Flights Accommodation Conference Fee Total No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Darragh Butler
International Federation for Housing & Planning Berlin, Germany 6th - 9th Sept Ciaran Byrne (Mayor) €440.00 €337.07 €417.00 €800.00 €1,994.07 Assocation of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Conference Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry 10th - 12th Sept Ciaran Byrne (Mayor) €286.94 €106.94 €200.00 €593.88 International Conference on Waste Management Vienna, Austria 16th - 18th Nov Ciaran Byrne (Mayor) €633.17 €163.26 €400.00 €1,196.43 Irish Planning Institute Conference - 'New Developments in Gresham Hotel, Dublin 20th Nov Ciaran Byrne (Mayor) €240.00 €240.00 Planning Practice' Airport Regions Conference - Quality of Life in Airport Regions Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland 3rd - 4th Dec Ciaran Byrne (Mayor) €262.00 €319.21 €124.00 €267.75 €972.96 Total €1,622.11 €926.48 €541.00 €1,907.75 €4,997.34 Esperanza - 'The Local Government Planning Services' Hotel Westport, Westport, Co. Mayo 9th - 11th Jan Brenda Clifford €660.51 €245.00 €905.51 Superior Training - Effective Communications for Councillors Days Hotel, Waterford 16th - 18th Jan Brenda Clifford €526.73 €245.00 €771.73 Mid-West Regional Authority - Conference - 'Ireland's Water: Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, Co. Limerick 19th - 20th Feb Brenda Clifford €500.26 €180.00 €680.26 what is the real cost?' Ratoo Heritage Society - Kerry Environmental Conference Golf Hotel Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry 6th - 8th March Brenda Clifford €771.36 €265.00 €1,036.36 Esperanza - 'Planning & Development Control' - Conference Glenlo Abbey Hotel, Bushy Park, Co.Galway 20th - 22nd March Brenda Clifford €149.36 €245.00 €394.36 Total €2,608.22 €1,180.00 €3,788.22 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Ruth Coppinger
Esperanza - 'The Local Government Planning Services' Hotel Westport, Westport, Co. Mayo 9th - 11th Jan Joe Corr €709.86 €245.00 €954.86 Superior Training - 'Effective Communications for Councillors' Days Hotel, Waterford 16th - 18th Jan Joe Corr €581.35 €245.00 €826.35 Superior Training - 'Local Government Planning Service' The Granville Hotel, Waterford 23rd - 25th Jan Joe Corr €567.00 €245.00 €812.00 Kadenza -'Effective Communications for Councillors' - Conference Clonea Strand Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 30th Jan - 1st Feb Joe Corr €647.53 €245.00 €892.53 Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Spring Seminar Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal 12th - 14th Feb Joe Corr €102.26 €200.00 €302.26 Total €2,608.00 €1,180.00 €3,788.00 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Michael J. Cosgrave
Clare Tourist Council & Antrim Bourough Council - Northern Dunadry Hotel, Co.Antrim 23rd - 25th Jan Peter Coyle €496.46 €245.00 €741.46 Tourism Conference - 'Activities Tourism' Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Spring Seminar Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal 12th - 14th Feb Peter Coyle €570.06 €200.00 €770.06 Clare Tourist Council - 'Promoting Partnership in Tourism 21 Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare 27th - 29th Nov Peter Coyle €468.32 €249.00 €717.32 years of Progress' Total €1,534.84 €694.00 €2,228.84 Third Sector Forum - Traveller Enterprise & Employment Seminar Hilton Hotel, Malahide Road, Dublin 1st Oct Clare Daly €75.00 €75.00 Total €75.00 €75.00 Patrick McGill Summer School Glenties, Co. Donegal 20th - 25th July Kieran Dennison €865.24 €150.00 €1,015.24 Institute of Professional Traning - 'Governance Training Seminar Clifden Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co. Galway 18th - 20th Sept Kieran Dennison €569.76 €245.00 €814.76 for Elected Members' Third Sector Forum - 'Environmental Goods & Services Sectors Killarney Plaza, Kenmare, Co. Kerry 8th - 10th Oct Kieran Dennison €603.38 €237.00 €840.38 Local Authority Members Association - Winter Seminar Carlton Castroy Park Hotel, Co. Limerick 6th - 7th Nov Kieran Dennison Expenses claim to be paid from 2010 Budget €195.00 €195.00 International Conference on Waste Management Vienna, Austria 16th - 18th Nov Kieran Dennison €633.17 €248.26 €400.00 €1,281.43 Superior Training - The Local Government Budget 2010 Carlton Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co. Wexford 11th - 13th Dec Kieran Dennison €332.11 €245.00 €577.11 Total €3,003.66 €248.26 €1,472.00 €4,723.92 Airport Regions Conference Brussels, Belguim 20th - 21st Jan Anne Devitt €205.33 €70.05 €144.00 €419.38 Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Spring Seminar Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 12th - 14th Feb Anne Devitt €537.66 €200.00 €737.66 Airport Regions Conference Brussels, Belguim 18th - 19th Mar Anne Devitt €205.33 €201.71 €133.00 €540.04 Local Authority Members Association - Annual Conference Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois 16th - 18th April Anne Devitt €327.00 €250.00 €577.00 Irish Rural Dwellers Association Conference - 'Rural Dwellers - Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co.Kerry 21st - 23rd April Anne Devitt €585.50 €270.00 €855.50 a threatened species' Airport Regions Conference Warsaw, Poland 16th - 18th June Anne Devitt €656.45 €327.84 €984.29 Institute of Professional Training - 'From the Canvas to the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, West Cork 3rd - 5th July Anne Devitt €669.00 €245.00 €914.00 Council Chamber' - module 1 Airport Regions Conference Brussels, Belguim 16th - 17th Sept Anne Devitt €346.33 €128.10 €474.43 Douglas Hyde Conference - 'Culture & the Economy Creativity & Abbeyfield Hotel, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon 16th - 18th Oct Anne Devitt €464.64 €250.00 €714.64 Innovation in Post Boom Ireland' Airport Regions Conference Brussels, Belguim 4th - 5th Nov Anne Devitt €255.33 €76.66 €143.00 €474.99 Airport Regions Conference Brussels, Belguim 18th - 19th Nov Anne Devitt €205.33 €160.36 €155.00 €520.69 Institut Linguistique Adenet Montpelier, France 23rd - 27th Nov Anne Devitt €882.50 €79.98 €582.00 €1,544.48 Airport Regions Conference - Quality of Life in Airport Regions Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland 1st - 4th Dec Anne Devitt €891.67 €99.98 €991.65 Fingal Development Board Airport Development Conference Great Southern Hotel, Dublin Airport 23rd - 24th Oct 2006 Anne Devitt Retrospective Claim from 2006 €86.95 €86.95 National Tourism Conference Ennistymon, Co. Clare 22nd - 25th Nov 2007 Anne Devitt Retrospective Claim from 2007 €837.71 €837.71 Total €7,156.73 €1,144.68 €575.00 €1,797.00 €10,673.41 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Paul Donnelly
Esperanza - 'The Local Government Planning Services' Hotel Westport, Westport, Co. Mayo 9th - 11th Jan Alan Farrell €712.53 €245.00 €957.53 Association of City & County Councils - Conference 2009 Ormonde Hotel, Co. Kilkenny 2nd - 4th April Alan Farrell €367.01 €225.00 €592.01 BMF Conferences - 'Transport Ireland 2009 : Transporting Crowne Plaza, Santry, Dublin 8th April 2009 Alan Farrell €358.42 €358.42 Ireland's economy' Assocation of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Conference Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry 10th - 12th Sept Alan Farrell €592.30 €200.00 €792.30 Local Authority Members Association - Winter Seminar Carlton Castroy Park Hotel, Co. Limerick 6th - 7th Nov Alan Farrell €377.20 €195.00 €572.20 International Conference on Waste Management Vienna, Austria 16th - 18th Nov Alan Farrell €633.17 €134.55 €400.00 €1,167.72 Airport Regions Conference - Quality of Life in Airport Regions Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland 3rd - 4th Dec Alan Farrell €733.33 €121.29 €267.75 €1,122.37 Total €3,415.54 €255.84 €1,891.17 €5,562.55 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Ken Farrell
Instiute of Professional Traning - 'Governance Training Seminar Clifden Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co. Galway 18th - 20th Sept Peggy Hamill €245.00 €245.00 for Elected Members' Total €245.00 €245.00 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 David Healy
No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Joe Higgins
Esperanza - 'The Local Government Planning Services' Hotel Westport, Westport, Co. Mayo 9th - 11th Jan Tom Kelleher €707.33 €245.00 €952.33 Superior Training - 'Local Government & Renewable Energy' Sligo Park Hotel, Co.Sligo 15th - 17th Feb Tom Kelleher €660.50 €245.00 €905.50 Clonakilty Tourism Conference - 'Local Sustainable Tourism Celtic Ross Hotel, Roscarberry, Co. Cork 6th - 8th March Tom Kelleher €843.62 €245.00 €1,088.62 Management in a Global Economic Slowdown' Institute of Professional Training - 'From the Canvas to the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, Co. Cork 3rd - 5th July Tom Kelleher €669.00 €245.00 €914.00 Council Chamber' - module 1 Superior Training - 'Effective Government Policy Making' West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, Co. Cork 10th - 12th July Tom Kelleher €669.00 €245.00 €914.00 Patrick McGill Summer School Glenties, Co. Donegal 19th - 23rd July Tom Kelleher €792.80 €150.00 €942.80 Les Rencontres de Linz Linz, Austria 22nd - 25th Oct Tom Kelleher €755.90 €213.26 €200.00 €1,169.16 Clare Tourist Council - 'Promoting Partnership in Tourism 21 Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare 26th - 28th Nov Tom Kelleher €549.19 €249.00 €798.19 years of Progress' Total €5,647.34 €213.26 €1,824.00 €7,684.60 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Robbie Kelly
Instiute of Professional Traning - 'Governance Training Seminar Clifden Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co. Galway 18th - 20th Sept Eithne Loftus €589.66 €245.00 €834.66 for Elected Members' Third Sector Forum - 'Environmental Goods & Services Sector' Killarney Plaza, Kenmare, Co. Kerry 8th - 10th Oct Eithne Loftus €603.38 €237.00 €840.38 Local Authority Members Association - Winter Seminar Carlton Castroy Park Hotel, Co. Limerick 6th - 7th Nov Eithne Loftus €353.70 €195.00 €548.70 Superior Training - 'The Local Government Budget 2010' Carlton Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co. Wexford 11th - 13th Dec Eithne Loftus €365.72 €245.00 €610.72 Total €1,912.46 €922.00 €2,834.46 Esperanza - 'The Local Government Planning Services' Hotel Westport, Westport, Co. Mayo 9th - 11th Jan Gerry McGuire €716.42 €245.00 €961.42 Superior Training - 'Local Government Planning Service' The Granville Hotel, Waterford 23rd - 25th Jan Gerry McGuire €556.61 €245.00 €801.61 Kadenza - 'Effective Communications for Councillors' - Conference Clonea Strand Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 30th Jan - 1st Feb Gerry McGuire €685.19 €245.00 €930.19 Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Spring Seminar Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 12th - 14th Feb Gerry McGuire €630.64 €200.00 €830.64 Superior Training - 'Effective Government Policy Making' West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, Co. Cork 10th - 12th July Gerry McGuire €674.88 €245.00 €919.88 Assocation of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Conference Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry 10th - 12th Sept Gerry McGuire €628.84 €200.00 €828.84 Institute of Professional Training - 'Council Budgets 2010' Silver Tassie Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 20th - 22nd Nov Gerry McGuire €494.34 €245.00 €739.34 Clare Tourist Council - 'Promoting Partnership in Tourism 21 Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare 26th - 28th Nov Gerry McGuire €556.05 €249.00 €805.05 years of Progress' Superior Training - 'The Local Government Budget 2010' Carlton Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co. Wexford 11th - 13th Dec Gerry McGuire €358.55 €245.00 €603.55 Total €5,301.52 €2,119.00 €7,420.52 Superior Training - 'Effective Communications for Councillors' Days Hotel, Waterford 16th - 18th Jan May McKeon €591.74 €245.00 €836.74 Esperanza - Building Energy Regulations Seminar Glenlo Abbey Hotel,Bushy Park, Co. Galway 13th - 15th March May McKeon €506.10 €245.00 €751.10 Assocation of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Conference Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry 10th - 12th Sept May McKeon €644.52 €200.00 €844.52 Esperanza - 'The Planning & Development (Amendment) Bill 2009' The Kings Valley Hotel, Galway City 18th - 20th Sept May McKeon €597.19 €245.00 €842.19 Douglas Hyde Conference - 'Culture & the Economy' Abbeyfield Hotel, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon 16th - 18th Oct May McKeon €466.29 €250.00 €716.29 Superior Training - 'Public Policy Making & the Councillor' Carlton Atlantic Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo 30th Oct - 1st Nov May McKeon €577.91 €245.00 €822.91 Airport Regions Conference - Quality of Life in Airport Regions Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland 3rd - 4th Dec May McKeon €733.33 €124.29 €267.75 €1,125.37 Total €4,117.08 €124.29 €1,697.75 €5,939.12 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 David McGuinness
Association of City & County Councils - Conference 2009 Ormonde Hotel, Co. Kilkenny 2nd - 4th April Joan Maher €333.81 €225.00 €558.81 John Hewitt International Summer School Marketplace Theatre, Co. Armagh 27th - 30th July Joan Maher €454.69 €200.00 €654.69 Instiute of Professional Traning - 'Governance Training Seminar Clifden Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co. Galway 18th - 20th Sept Joan Maher €531.30 €245.00 €776.30 for Elected Members' Les Rencontres de Linz Linz, Austria 22nd - 25th Oct Joan Maher €755.90 €217.26 €200.00 €1,173.16 Airport Regions Conference - Quality of Life in Airport Regions Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland 3rd - 4th Dec Joan Maher €131.79 €131.79 Superior Training - 'The Local Government Budget 2010' Carlton Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co. Wexford 11th - 13th Dec Joan Maher €224.40 €245.00 €469.40 Association of County & City Councils - Annual Conference Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 8th - 10th March 2007 Joan Maher Retrospective Claim from 2007 €563.68 €563.68 Southern Eastern Regional Assembley Killashee House, Co. Kildare 20th April 2007 Joan Maher Retrospective Claim from 2007 €100.70 €100.70 Skerries Patrician Group Skerries Community College, Skerries, Co. Dublin 21st April 2007 Joan Maher Retrospective Claim from 2007 €75.05 €75.05 National Tourism Conference Ennistymon, Co. Clare 22nd - 25th Nov 2007 Joan Maher Retrospective Claim from 2007 €738.46 €738.46 Kadenza - 'Local Government Budget' Carlton Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co. Wexford 1st Dec 2007 Joan Maher Retrospective Claim from 2007 €284.73 €284.73 Total €4,194.51 €217.26 €1,115.00 €5,526.77 Willie Clancy Summer School Miltown, Malbay, Co. Clare 3rd - 8th July Mags Murray €880.91 €140.00 €1,020.91 Superior Training - 'Effective Government Policy Making' West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, Co. Cork 10th - 12th July Mags Murray €654.31 €245.00 €899.31 Superior Training Conference - 'Public Policy Making & the Carlton Atlantic Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo 30th Oct - 1st Nov Mags Murray €512.95 €245.00 €757.95 Councilllor' Local Authority Members Association - Winter Seminar Carlton Castroy Park Hotel, Co. Limerick 6th - 7th Nov Mags Murray €359.57 €195.00 €554.57 Esperanza - 'Local Government Ethics in Public Life - Your Sligo Park Hotel, Co. Sligo 13th - 15th Nov Mags Murray €459.08 €225.00 €684.08 Responsibility' Clare Tourist Council - 'Promoting Partnership in Tourism' Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare 27th - 29th Nov Mags Murray €516.67 €249.00 €765.67 Total €3,383.49 €1,299.00 €4,682.49 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Patrick Nulty
No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Eoghan O'Brien
No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Cian O'Callaghan
Superior Training - Effective Communications for Councillors Days Hotel, Waterford 16th - 18th Jan David O'Connor €561.80 €245.00 €806.80 Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Spring Seminar Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 12th - 14th Feb David O'Connor €628.04 €200.00 €828.04 Superior Training - 'Local Government & Renewable Energy' Sligo Park Hotel, Co.Sligo 15th - 17th Feb David O'Connor €634.53 €245.00 €879.53 Mid-West Regional Authority - Conference - 'Ireland's Water: Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, Co. Limerick 19th - 20th Feb David O'Connor €535.33 €180.00 €715.33 what is the real cost?' Willie Clancy Summer School Miltown, Malbay, Co. Clare 4th - 12th July David O'Connor €1,242.16 €140.00 €1,382.16 Society for Folk Life Studies Douglas, Isle of Man 17th - 18th Sept David O'Connor €166.07 €166.07 Clare Tourist Council - 'Promoting Partnership in Tourism 21 Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare 26th - 29th Nov David O'Connor €646.23 €249.00 €895.23 years of Progress' Superior Training - The Local Government Budget 2010 Carlton Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co. Wexford 11th - 13th Dec David O'Connor €363.45 €245.00 €608.45 Total €4,611.54 €1,670.07 €6,281.61 Esperanza - 'The Local Government Planning Services' Hotel Westport, Westport, Co. Mayo 9th - 11th Jan Michael O'Donovan(Mayor) €542.21 €245.00 €787.21 Kadenza - 'Effective Communications for Councillors' - Conference Clonea Strand Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 30th Jan - 1st Feb Michael O'Donovan(Mayor) €603.37 €245.00 €848.37 Third Sector Forum - 'Economy, Europe & Emigrants - the Kingsley Hotel, Victoria Cross, Cork City 1st May - 2nd May Michael O'Donovan(Mayor) €357.36 €225.00 €582.36 response of Local Government' Patrick McGill Summer School Glenties, Co. Donegal 21st - 22nd July Michael O'Donovan €382.65 €150.00 €532.65 Blackwater Valley Tourism - Marketing Your Area/Project for the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow, Co. Cork 8th - 9th Oct Michael O'Donovan €348.90 €240.00 €588.90 future' Les Rencontres de Linz Linz, Austria 22nd - 25th Oct Michael O'Donovan €755.90 €213.26 €200.00 €1,169.16 Ace Management Training Conference - 'Media Skills' Creggan Court Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath 6th - 7th Nov Michael O'Donovan €230.07 €245.00 €475.07 Clare Tourist Council - 'Promoting Partnership in Tourism 21 Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare 27th - 28th Nov Michael O'Donovan €353.94 €249.00 €602.94 years of Progress' Total €3,574.40 €213.26 €1,799.00 €5,586.66 Instiute of Professional Traning - 'Governance Training Clifden Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co. Galway 18th - 20th Sept Tom O'Leary €474.64 €245.00 €719.64 Seminar for Elected Members' Total €474.64 €245.00 €719.64 Superior Training - 'Effective Communications for Councillor' Days Hotel, Waterford 16th - 18th Jan Margaret Richardson €466.46 €245.00 €711.46 Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland - Spring Seminar Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 12th - 14th Feb Margaret Richardson €588.04 €200.00 €788.04 Esperanza - 'Building Energy Regulations' - Seminar Glenlo Abbey Hotel, Bushy Park, Co. Galway 13th - 15th March Margaret Richardson €422.15 €245.00 €667.15 Local Authority Members Association - Annual Conference Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois 16th - 18th April Margaret Richardson €286.88 €250.00 €536.88 Irish Rural Dwellers Association Conference - 'Rural Dwellers - Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry 21st - 23rd April Margaret Richardson €486.58 €270.00 €756.58 a threatened species' Total €2,250.11 €1,210.00 €3,460.11 No Expenditure Incurred in 2009 Matt Waine