_id Name Date of Offer Offered From Description of offer Reason for Offer Estimated Value "Action Taken (Please select from Drop Down)" Accompanied (Yes/No) 1 Mark Browne 17/07/2023 Minister of Investment Reception General Invite £20 Declined "" 2 Mark Browne 24/07/2023 Cruse Bereavement Support Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 3 Mark Browne 01/08/2023 Chief Executives Forum (CEF) Gala Evening General Invite £40 Declined "" 4 Mark Browne 04/08/2023 Business in the Community Gala Evening General Invite £40 Declined "" 5 Mark Browne 04/08/2023 Belfast Harbour Commissioner Gala Evening General Invite £40 Declined "" 6 Mark Browne 11/08/2023 CEF Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 7 Mark Browne 14/08/2023 AONTAS Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 8 Mark Browne 21/08/2023 Special EU Programmes Body Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 9 Mark Browne 22/08/2023 Co-Directors NERI Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 10 Mark Browne 05/09/2023 Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 11 Mark Browne 06/09/2023 Belfast City Refreshments General Invite £20 Declined "" 12 Mark Browne 07/09/2023 Bangor Grammar School Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 13 Mark Browne 08/09/2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Refreshments General Invite £20 Declined "" 14 Mark Browne 11/09/2023 John and Pat Hume foundation Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 15 Mark Browne 12/09/2023 Malone Integrated College Refreshments General Invite £20 Declined "" 16 Mark Browne 19/09/2023 Ulster University Lunch General Invite £25 Declined "" 17 Mark Browne 20/09/2023 Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia in London Diplomatic Reception General Invite £60 Declined "" 18 Mark Browne 21/09/2023 Bryson Group Dinner General Invite £40 Declined "" 19 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 20 Mike Brennan 05/07/2023 Ulster University Lunch at UU Belfast Campus Summer Graduation ceremonies In my role as Permanent Secretary £25 Accepted No 21 Mike Brennan 13/07/2023 Royal Academy of Engineering Royal Academy of Engineering Awards Dinner 2023 In my role as Permanent Secretary £60 Declined "" 22 Mike Brennan 27/07/2023 Linen Quarter Wine, Cheese & Petanque Taster at Flaxx Boardwalk In my role as Permanent Secretary £20 Declined "" 23 Mike Brennan 20/08/2023 Galgorm Castle ISPS Handa World Champions Club Event (Breakfast, Lunch & Afternoon Tea & Drinks.) In my role as Permanent Secretary £100 Declined "" 24 Mike Brennan 16/08/2023 Tourism NI ISPS Handa World Pro-am Event Briefing In my role as Permanent Secretary £25 Accepted No 25 Mike Brennan 01/09/2023 Southern Regional College (SRC) SRC Graduation Ceremony Drinks reception and refreshments. In my role as Permanent Secretary £25 Declined "" 26 Mike Brennan 07/09/2023 Responsible Business Network NI Invite to Responsible Businss Awards Gala Dinner In my role as Permanent Secretary £60 Declined "" 27 Mike Brennan 14/09/2023 Queens University Belfast (QUB) CCBS Annual Conference - Reception & Evening Dinner. In my role as Permanent Secretary £60 Declined "" 28 Mike Brennan 16/09/2023 Dialog Agency 2023 All Ireland Scholarships Awards Ceremony In my role as Permanent Secretary £25 Declined "" 29 Mike Brennan 21/09/2023 Catalyst Catalyst Invent Awards - Drinks reception In my role as Permanent Secretary £20 Declined "" 30 Mike Brennan 21/09/2023 DIAS Admin Astronomical Observatories of Ireland. Light Refreshments. In my role as Permanent Secretary £25 Declined "" 31 Mike Brennan 22-23/9/2023 TourismNI/Tourism Ireland Events in Paris: Centre Culturel Irelande, Paris & Rugby World Cup 2023. In my role as Permanent Secretary £400-500 Declined "" 32 Mike Brennan 26/09/2023 QUB Professorial Lecture Series 2023/2024 Nursing & Midwifery Reception In my role as Permanent Secretary £20 Declined "" 33 Mike Brennan 27/09/2023 NITA NITA Annual Conference 2023- World Tourism Day Networking Lunch. In my role as Permanent Secretary £25 Declined "" 34 Mike Brennan 28/09/2023 NIE Networks IOD Annual Dinner Event 2023 In my role as Permanent Secretary £60 Declined "" 35 Mike Brennan 12/09/2023 Invest NI NI Investment Summit In my role as Permanent Secretary £30 Accepted No 36 Mike Brennan 13/09/2023 Invest NI Investment Summit Events In my role as Permanent Secretary £85 Declined "" 37 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 38 Julie Harrison 13/07/2023 Retail NI Trade NI Dublin Reception Networking opportunity £20 Declined "" 39 Julie Harrison 30/07/2023 Grant Poulton  Transport Times National Transport Awards 2023 Networking opportunity £60 Declined "" 40 Julie Harrison 01/08/2023 Mark Spence, Chief Executive CEF CEF Excellence Awards 2023 Opportunity to meet and engage with business leaders £60 Declined "" 41 Julie Harrison 10/08/2023 Deloitte One Young World Belfast Summit Networking opportunity £60 Declined "" 42 Julie Harrison 14/08/2023 Pam Cameron MLA - Chair of the All Party Group on Autism Autism NI Mental Health and Autism event Networking opportunity £20 Declined "" 43 Julie Harrison 25/09/2023 CEO Autism NI Mental Health and Autism Event Relevance of the work of AutismNI to DFI £20 Declined "" 44 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 45 Hugh Widdis 31/07/2023 Madame Zhang Chinese Consul General 3 boxes of Chinese tea Offered at official meeting with Madame Zhang £10-£30 Accepted "" 46 Hugh Widdis 25/08/2023 Law Society of Northern Ireland Law Society of NI Council Dinner In role as Departmental Solicitor £75-£100 Declined "" 47 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 48 Neil Gibson 28/06/2023 Roisin Kelly, Senior Finance Specialist, NI Fiscal Council Lunch Speaking/Presentaton at event £20 Accepted No 49 Neil Gibson 17/07/2023 Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE Minister for Investment Department for Business and Trade Evening Reception Northern Ireland Investment Summit £80 Declined "" 50 Neil Gibson 17/07/2023 Sara Elliott, Linen Quarter Wine & Cheese Introduction to Petanque £20 Declined "" 51 Neil Gibson 01/08/2023 Mark Spence, Chief Executive, Construction Employers Federation Dinner Gala Evening £100 Declined "" 52 Neil Gibson 11/08/2023 David Sterling, Chair, Chief Executives' Forum Lunch The Future of Government £50 Declined "" 53 Neil Gibson 21/08/2023 Gina McIntyre, Chief Executive SEUPB Lunch PEACE PLUS Programme Launch £20 Accepted No 54 Neil Gibson 21/08/2023 Anne McGregor, Chief Executive Northern Ireland Chamber Dinner In Camera Series 2023 £60 Accepted No 55 Neil Gibson 21/08/2023 Jennifer Hamilton - Law Society Council Dinner Dinner Networking £60 Declined "" 56 Neil Gibson 22/08/2023 Paul MacFlynn & Tom McDonnell, Co-Directors NERI Lunch Annual Donal Nevin Lecture £20 Declined "" 57 Neil Gibson 05/09/2023 President and Board of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation Dinner The Gala Ball £100 Declined "" 58 Neil Gibson 13/09/2023 Chris Heaton-Harris, SoS Northern Ireland Dinner Northern Ireland Investment Summit £80 Declined "" 59 Neil Gibson 08/09/2023 Ciaran Fox, Director Royal Society of Ulster Architects Drink and Dinner Architecture Night 2023 £80 Declined "" 60 Neil Gibson 14/09/2023 Queen's University Business School Private Dinner Annual Mary McAleese Diversity Lecture £80 Declined "" 61 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 62 Colum Boyle 04/07/2023 Charles Harrison, International Manager, GAA Closing ceremony dinner, GAA World Games Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 63 Colum Boyle 05/07/2023 Belfast City Council Light refreshments, following statue unveiling Invited as Perm Sec £10 Declined "" 64 Colum Boyle 06/07/2023 Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Lunch, following official opening Invited as Perm Sec £25 Declined "" 65 Colum Boyle 07/07/2023 Carers NI Speaking event including lunch Invited as Perm Sec £25 Declined "" 66 Colum Boyle 11/07/2023 Belfast Central Mission Light refreshments at official opening of residential care home Invited as Perm Sec £10 Declined "" 67 Colum Boyle 19/07/2023 Calms Stress Centre Light refreshments at launch of new premises Invited as Perm Sec £10 Declined "" 68 Colum Boyle 19/07/2023 Managing Director, Galgorm Castle Golf Club ISPS Handa World Invitational Hospitality Event Invited as Perm Sec £100 Declined "" 69 Colum Boyle 01/08/2023 President and Chief Executive of Construction Employers Federation CEF Excellence Awards 2023 Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 70 Colum Boyle 04/08/2023 Business in the Community Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland 2023 Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 71 Colum Boyle 04/08/2023 Retail NI High Street Heroes Awards 2023 Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 72 Colum Boyle 10/08/2023 Deloitte Opening Ceremony - One Young World Belfast Summit Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 73 Colum Boyle 11/08/2023 Astronomical Observatories of Ireland Signing of Memorandum of Understanding, including light refreshments Invited as Perm Sec £10 Declined "" 74 Colum Boyle 17/08/2023 Clanmill Housing Official opening of new homes, including refreshments Invited as Perm Sec £25 Declined "" 75 Colum Boyle 21/08/2023 SEUPB PEACEPLUS Programme Lunch, including light refreshments Invited as Perm Sec £10 Declined "" 76 Colum Boyle 21/08/2023 Chief Executive, Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Council Conference, including lunch Invited as Perm Sec £25 Accepted No 77 Colum Boyle 24/08/2023 Centre for Cross Border Studies Annual Conference 2023 including evening reception Invited as Perm Sec £100 Declined "" 78 Colum Boyle 01/09/2023 IoD Non-Executive Director Forum Buffet Invited as Perm Sec £20 Declined "" 79 Colum Boyle 05/09/2023 Morrow Events - Asda ASDA Income Tracker Breakfast Briefing 2023 Invited as Perm Sec £20 Declined "" 80 Colum Boyle 06/09/2023 Tony Wilson, Institute for Employment Studies Dinner Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 81 Colum Boyle 07/09/2023 Deloitte Belfast International Homecoming Gala Dinner Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 82 Colum Boyle 19/09/2023 The Ireland Chair of Poetry Reception Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 83 Colum Boyle 21/09/2023 BBC Launch of Book Week 2023 Invited as Perm Sec £10 Declined "" 84 Colum Boyle 21/09/2023 Bryson Group Reception and Dinner Invited as Perm Sec £60 Declined "" 85 Colum Boyle 27/09/2023 Lyric Theatre Opening Night - 'Burnt Out' Invited as Perm Sec £10 Declined "" 86 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 87 Alexander Gordon "" No gifts or hospitality offered or received during this period "" "" "" "" "" 88 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 89 Peter May 24/07/2023 Chamberlain Dunn Dinner Advancing Healthcare Awards NI Dinner and Ceremony £60 Accepted No 90 Peter May 06/07/2023 Secretary General Robert Watt Lunch Cross-border Health £40 Accepted No 91 Peter May 20/07/2023 Andy Hearne Refreshments NIFRS Graduation Ceremony £20 Accepted No 92 Peter May 01/08/2023 Mark Spence Dinner CEF Excellence Awards 2023 £60 Declined "" 93 Peter May 10/08/2023 Heather Moorhead Lunch & Breakfast NICON23 Conference, Good Practice & Innovation Showcase £100 Accepted No 94 Peter May 10/08/2023 Christine Collins Breakfast RQIA Engagement Event £10 Accepted No 95 Peter May 11/08/2023 Nicholas McCrickard Lunch South East Mind Matters (SEMM) - Shared Learning and Celebration Event  £40 Declined "" 96 Peter May 11/08/2023 CEF Lunch CEF Invitation from David Sterling to a private lunch £40 Accepted No 97 Peter May 11/08/2023 Janice Taylor-Clarke Lunch RNIB Northern Ireland £40 Declined "" 98 Peter May 17/08/2023 Robert Scott Reception HM Fire Service Inspectorate - 75th Anniversary £20 Declined "" 99 Peter May 17/08/2023 Colm Boyle Buffet Lunch Reception for the Special Olympics Ulster Athletes from Team Ireland £25 Declined "" 100 Peter May 18/08/2023 Pauline Leeson Light Lunch Parentline NI £25 Accepted No 101 Peter May 20/08/2023 Mrs Jennifer Welsh Lunch NHSCT Leadership Conference and Chair's Award Ceremony £40 Accepted No 102 Peter May 23/08/2023 Pamela Meekin Light Lunch PEACEPLUS Programme Launch £25 Declined "" 103 Peter May 23/08/2023 Paul Mac Flynn & Tom McDonnell Light Lunch 11th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture £25 Declined "" 104 Peter May 23/08/2023 Wendy Thompson Lunch HFMA NI Branch Annual Conference £40 Accepted No 105 Peter May 25/08/2023 Caroline Lamb Lunch NHS Scotland in Edinburgh £40 Accepted Yes 106 Peter May 22/09/2023 Jo Marley Dinner Introduction and Dinner - Community Trauma Theory and Practice Pilot in Lower Grosvenor & Village £60 Declined "" 107 Peter May 15/09/2023 Shean Dewar RAMC Dinner Inaugural 210 (North Irish) Multi-role Medical Regiment Officers' Mess and Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess joint Dinner  £60 Declined "" 108 Peter May 29/09/2023 Cathy McCloskey Dinner HDAC 2023 Dinner £60 Declined "" 109 Peter May 19/09/2023 Marie Brown Light Lunch Non-Fatal Strangulation Research Launch £25 Declined "" 110 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 111 Richard Pengelly 13/07/2023 Retail NI Reception Trade NI’s Reception to launch the Prosperity Dividend Report £20 Declined "" 112 Richard Pengelly 24/07/2023 The Executive office Lunch Royal Navy Amphibious Flagship Visit - NI Resilience Briefing £20 Declined "" 113 Richard Pengelly 22/08/2023 LGBTQ+ Staff Network Lunch LGBTQ+ Role Models Guide Launch £20 Declined "" 114 Richard Pengelly 04/09/2023 Lady Chief Justice Reception Opening of the Michaelmas sitting - Conflicts and constitutions in Ireland £20 Declined "" 115 Richard Pengelly 11/09/2023 Special EU Programmes Body Light Lunch PEACEPLUS Programme Launch £20 Declined "" 116 Richard Pengelly 14/09/2023 Police Federation NI Dinner Police Federation for Northern Ireland Bravery Awards 2023 £60 Accepted No 117 Richard Pengelly 21/09/2023 Law Society Dinner Law Society Council Dinner £60 Declined "" 118 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 119 Katrina Godfrey 17/07/2023 Linen Quarter BID Wine and cheese Pétanque Taster' ahead of the Inter-Company Pétanque Tournament £20 Declined "" 120 Katrina Godfrey 17/07/2023 "Minister for Investment Department for Business and Trade " Morning coffee and sandwich lunch Northern Ireland Investment Summit 2023 Conference £15 Accepted No 121 Katrina Godfrey 18/07/2023 "Minister for Investment Department for Business and Trade" Reception Northern Ireland Investment Summit 2023 £10 Declined "" 122 Katrina Godfrey 20/07/2023 Chief Executive, NI Chamber of Commerce Dinner In Camera event £60 Accepted No 123 Katrina Godfrey 24/07/2023 Welsh Government Reception Welsh Government reception at the Royal Welsh Show £10 Accepted No 124 Katrina Godfrey 24/07/2023 Food Standards Agency Sandwich lunch Working lunch at meeting with FSA while attending Royal Welsh Show £10 Accepted No 125 Katrina Godfrey 03/08/2023 Managing Director Gala dinner 2023 Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland £60 Declined "" 126 Katrina Godfrey 04/08/2023 Retail NI Dinner High Street Heroes Shortlist of Finalists & Winners Event £60 Declined "" 127 Katrina Godfrey 08/08/2023 Chair of the Agricultural Industries Confederation Board Reception 20th anniversary reception £20 Declined "" 128 Katrina Godfrey 09/08/2023 President, British Veterinary Association Dinner Guest speaker at BVA NI annual dinner £60 Accepted No 129 Katrina Godfrey 09/08/2023 Managing Director, Exploris Aquarium Refreshments Launch of the new ‘Under the Sea Experience’ £20 Declined "" 130 Katrina Godfrey 10/08/2023 Deloitte Refreshments One Young World Belfast Summit opening ceremony £20 Declined "" 131 Katrina Godfrey 11/08/2023 Chair, Chief Executives’ Forum Lunch The Future of Government: Restoring Trust in Public Institutions £20 Accepted No 132 Katrina Godfrey 21/08/2023 Chief Executive, Firmus Energy Dinner Update from Gas Network Operators in Northern Ireland £60 Declined "" 133 Katrina Godfrey 22/08/2023 Co-Directors NERI Lecture & Lunch Annual Dónal Nevin Lecture £20 Declined "" 134 Katrina Godfrey 30/08/2023 VetNI Gala dinner NIVA Gala dinner £60 Declined "" 135 Katrina Godfrey 05/09/2023 ASDA Breakfast ASDA Income Tracker Breakfast Briefing 2023 £20 Declined "" 136 Katrina Godfrey 06/09/2023 Belfast City Council Refreshments One Young World Belfast Summit opening ceremony £20 Declined "" 137 Katrina Godfrey 06/09/2023 Claire Sugden MLA Lunch Causeway Coast Dog Rescue conference £20 Declined "" 138 Katrina Godfrey 07/09/2023 Rural Support Light refreshments Rural Support 2023 Survey Report £20 Declined "" 139 Katrina Godfrey 08/09/2023 Dairy Council NI Dinner Retirement dinner for CEO £60 Declined "" 140 Katrina Godfrey 11/09/2023 Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association Dinner Annual dinner £60 Declined "" 141 Katrina Godfrey 14/09/2023 Director, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Breakfast Annual Business Breakfast £20 Declined "" 142 Katrina Godfrey 22/09/2023 Director, RenewableNI Drinks reception RenewableNI Smart Energy Conference £20 Declined "" 143 Katrina Godfrey 25/09/2023 Manager of National World Gala dinner Farming Life Awards 2023 £60 Declined "" 144 Katrina Godfrey 26/09/2023 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust Lunch Nuffield Farming 2024 Annual Conference Launch £20 Declined "" 145 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 146 "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 147 * Any refreshments received below £10 have not been recorded "" "" "" "" "" "" ""