Mark Browne 17/07/2023Minister of InvestmentReception General Invite£20 Declined Mark Browne 24/07/2023Cruse Bereavement SupportLunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 01/08/2023Chief Executives Forum (CEF)Gala Evening General Invite£40 Declined Mark Browne 04/08/2023Business in the CommunityGala Evening General Invite£40 Declined Mark Browne 04/08/2023Belfast Harbour CommissionerGala Evening General Invite£40 Declined Mark Browne 11/08/2023CEFLunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 14/08/2023AONTASLunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 21/08/2023Special EU Programmes Body LunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 22/08/2023Co-Directors NERILunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 05/09/2023Comhairle na GaelscolaíochtaLunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 06/09/2023Belfast CityRefreshmentsGeneral Invite£20 Declined Mark Browne 07/09/2023Bangor Grammar SchoolLunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 08/09/2023Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough CouncilRefreshmentsGeneral Invite£20 Declined Mark Browne 11/09/2023John and Pat Hume foundationLunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 12/09/2023Malone Integrated CollegeRefreshmentsGeneral Invite£20 Declined Mark Browne 19/09/2023Ulster UniversityLunchGeneral Invite£25 Declined Mark Browne 20/09/2023Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia in LondonDiplomatic ReceptionGeneral Invite£60 Declined Mark Browne 21/09/2023Bryson GroupDinnerGeneral Invite£40 Declined Mike Brennan05/07/2023Ulster UniversityLunch at UU Belfast Campus Summer Graduation ceremonies In my role as Permanent Secretary £25AcceptedNo Mike Brennan13/07/2023Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering Awards Dinner 2023In my role as Permanent Secretary £60Declined Mike Brennan27/07/2023Linen QuarterWine, Cheese & Petanque Taster at Flaxx BoardwalkIn my role as Permanent Secretary£20Declined Mike Brennan20/08/2023Galgorm CastleISPS Handa World Champions Club Event (Breakfast, Lunch & Afternoon Tea & Drinks.)In my role as Permanent Secretary£100Declined Mike Brennan16/08/2023Tourism NIISPS Handa World Pro-am Event Briefing In my role as Permanent Secretary£25AcceptedNo Mike Brennan01/09/2023Southern Regional College (SRC)SRC Graduation Ceremony Drinks reception and refreshments. In my role as Permanent Secretary£25Declined Mike Brennan07/09/2023Responsible Business Network NIInvite to Responsible Businss Awards Gala Dinner In my role as Permanent Secretary£60Declined Mike Brennan14/09/2023Queens University Belfast (QUB)CCBS Annual Conference - Reception & Evening Dinner. In my role as Permanent Secretary£60Declined Mike Brennan16/09/2023Dialog Agency 2023 All Ireland Scholarships Awards Ceremony In my role as Permanent Secretary£25Declined Mike Brennan21/09/2023CatalystCatalyst Invent Awards - Drinks reception In my role as Permanent Secretary£20Declined Mike Brennan21/09/2023DIAS AdminAstronomical Observatories of Ireland. Light Refreshments. In my role as Permanent Secretary£25Declined Mike Brennan22-23/9/2023TourismNI/Tourism IrelandEvents in Paris: Centre Culturel Irelande, Paris & Rugby World Cup 2023.In my role as Permanent Secretary£400-500Declined Mike Brennan26/09/2023QUBProfessorial Lecture Series 2023/2024 Nursing & Midwifery Reception In my role as Permanent Secretary£20 Declined Mike Brennan27/09/2023NITA NITA Annual Conference 2023- World Tourism Day Networking Lunch. In my role as Permanent Secretary£25 Declined Mike Brennan28/09/2023NIE NetworksIOD Annual Dinner Event 2023 In my role as Permanent Secretary£60 Declined Mike Brennan12/09/2023Invest NINI Investment Summit In my role as Permanent Secretary£30 AcceptedNo Mike Brennan13/09/2023Invest NIInvestment Summit Events In my role as Permanent Secretary£85 Declined Julie Harrison13/07/2023Retail NITrade NI Dublin ReceptionNetworking opportunity£20 Declined Julie Harrison30/07/2023Grant Poulton  Transport TimesNational Transport Awards 2023Networking opportunity£60 Declined Julie Harrison01/08/2023Mark Spence, Chief Executive CEFCEF Excellence Awards 2023Opportunity to meet and engage with business leaders£60 Declined Julie Harrison10/08/2023DeloitteOne Young World Belfast SummitNetworking opportunity£60 Declined Julie Harrison14/08/2023Pam Cameron MLA - Chair of the All Party Group on Autism Autism NI Mental Health and Autism eventNetworking opportunity£20 Declined Julie Harrison25/09/2023CEO Autism NIMental Health and Autism EventRelevance of the work of AutismNI to DFI£20 Declined Hugh Widdis31/07/2023Madame Zhang Chinese Consul General3 boxes of Chinese teaOffered at official meeting with Madame Zhang£10-£30Accepted Hugh Widdis25/08/2023Law Society of Northern IrelandLaw Society of NI Council Dinner In role as Departmental Solicitor£75-£100Declined Neil Gibson28/06/2023Roisin Kelly, Senior Finance Specialist, NI Fiscal CouncilLunch Speaking/Presentaton at event£20 Accepted No Neil Gibson17/07/2023Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE Minister for Investment Department for Business and Trade Evening Reception Northern Ireland Investment Summit £80 Declined Neil Gibson17/07/2023Sara Elliott, Linen Quarter Wine & Cheese Introduction to Petanque£20 Declined Neil Gibson01/08/2023Mark Spence, Chief Executive, Construction Employers FederationDinner Gala Evening£100 Declined Neil Gibson11/08/2023David Sterling, Chair, Chief Executives' ForumLunch The Future of Government£50 Declined Neil Gibson21/08/2023Gina McIntyre, Chief Executive SEUPBLunch PEACE PLUS Programme Launch£20 Accepted No Neil Gibson21/08/2023Anne McGregor, Chief Executive Northern Ireland ChamberDinner In Camera Series 2023£60 Accepted No Neil Gibson21/08/2023Jennifer Hamilton - Law Society Council DinnerDinner Networking£60 Declined Neil Gibson22/08/2023Paul MacFlynn & Tom McDonnell, Co-Directors NERILunchAnnual Donal Nevin Lecture£20 Declined Neil Gibson05/09/2023President and Board of the Northern Ireland Hotels FederationDinner The Gala Ball £100 Declined Neil Gibson13/09/2023Chris Heaton-Harris, SoS Northern IrelandDinnerNorthern Ireland Investment Summit £80 Declined Neil Gibson08/09/2023Ciaran Fox, Director Royal Society of Ulster ArchitectsDrink and Dinner Architecture Night 2023£80 Declined Neil Gibson14/09/2023Queen's University Business SchoolPrivate Dinner Annual Mary McAleese Diversity Lecture £80 Declined Colum Boyle04/07/2023Charles Harrison, International Manager, GAAClosing ceremony dinner, GAA World GamesInvited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle05/07/2023Belfast City CouncilLight refreshments, following statue unveilingInvited as Perm Sec£10 Declined Colum Boyle06/07/2023Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough CouncilLunch, following official openingInvited as Perm Sec£25 Declined Colum Boyle07/07/2023Carers NISpeaking event including lunchInvited as Perm Sec£25 Declined Colum Boyle11/07/2023Belfast Central MissionLight refreshments at official opening of residential care homeInvited as Perm Sec£10 Declined Colum Boyle19/07/2023Calms Stress CentreLight refreshments at launch of new premisesInvited as Perm Sec£10 Declined Colum Boyle19/07/2023Managing Director, Galgorm Castle Golf ClubISPS Handa World Invitational Hospitality EventInvited as Perm Sec£100 Declined Colum Boyle01/08/2023President and Chief Executive of Construction Employers FederationCEF Excellence Awards 2023Invited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle04/08/2023Business in the CommunityResponsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland 2023Invited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle04/08/2023Retail NIHigh Street Heroes Awards 2023Invited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle10/08/2023DeloitteOpening Ceremony - One Young World Belfast SummitInvited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle11/08/2023Astronomical Observatories of IrelandSigning of Memorandum of Understanding, including light refreshmentsInvited as Perm Sec£10 Declined Colum Boyle17/08/2023Clanmill HousingOfficial opening of new homes, including refreshmentsInvited as Perm Sec£25 Declined Colum Boyle21/08/2023SEUPBPEACEPLUS Programme Lunch, including light refreshmentsInvited as Perm Sec£10 Declined Colum Boyle21/08/2023Chief Executive, Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon CouncilConference, including lunchInvited as Perm Sec£25 AcceptedNo Colum Boyle24/08/2023Centre for Cross Border StudiesAnnual Conference 2023 including evening receptionInvited as Perm Sec£100 Declined Colum Boyle01/09/2023IoD Non-Executive Director ForumBuffetInvited as Perm Sec£20 Declined Colum Boyle05/09/2023Morrow Events - AsdaASDA Income Tracker Breakfast Briefing 2023Invited as Perm Sec£20 Declined Colum Boyle06/09/2023Tony Wilson, Institute for Employment StudiesDinner Invited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle07/09/2023DeloitteBelfast International Homecoming Gala DinnerInvited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle19/09/2023The Ireland Chair of PoetryReceptionInvited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle21/09/2023BBCLaunch of Book Week 2023Invited as Perm Sec£10 Declined Colum Boyle21/09/2023Bryson GroupReception and DinnerInvited as Perm Sec£60 Declined Colum Boyle27/09/2023Lyric TheatreOpening Night - 'Burnt Out'Invited as Perm Sec£10 Declined Alexander GordonNo gifts or hospitality offered or received during this period Peter May24/07/2023Chamberlain Dunn DinnerAdvancing Healthcare Awards NI Dinner and Ceremony£60Accepted No Peter May06/07/2023Secretary General Robert WattLunch Cross-border Health £40Accepted No Peter May20/07/2023Andy HearneRefreshments NIFRS Graduation Ceremony£20Accepted No Peter May01/08/2023Mark Spence Dinner CEF Excellence Awards 2023 £60Declined Peter May10/08/2023Heather MoorheadLunch & BreakfastNICON23 Conference, Good Practice & Innovation Showcase £100Accepted No Peter May10/08/2023Christine CollinsBreakfastRQIA Engagement Event £10Accepted No Peter May11/08/2023Nicholas McCrickard Lunch South East Mind Matters (SEMM) - Shared Learning and Celebration Event £40Declined Peter May11/08/2023CEFLunch CEF Invitation from David Sterling to a private lunch£40Accepted No Peter May11/08/2023Janice Taylor-ClarkeLunch RNIB Northern Ireland £40Declined Peter May17/08/2023Robert Scott ReceptionHM Fire Service Inspectorate - 75th Anniversary£20Declined Peter May17/08/2023Colm Boyle Buffet Lunch Reception for the Special Olympics Ulster Athletes from Team Ireland£25Declined Peter May18/08/2023Pauline LeesonLight Lunch Parentline NI £25Accepted No Peter May20/08/2023Mrs Jennifer WelshLunch NHSCT Leadership Conference and Chair's Award Ceremony £40Accepted No Peter May23/08/2023Pamela MeekinLight LunchPEACEPLUS Programme Launch £25Declined Peter May23/08/2023Paul Mac Flynn & Tom McDonnell Light Lunch11th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture£25Declined Peter May23/08/2023Wendy ThompsonLunch HFMA NI Branch Annual Conference£40Accepted No Peter May25/08/2023Caroline LambLunch NHS Scotland in Edinburgh £40Accepted Yes Peter May22/09/2023Jo MarleyDinnerIntroduction and Dinner - Community Trauma Theory and Practice Pilot in Lower Grosvenor & Village£60Declined Peter May15/09/2023Shean Dewar RAMCDinnerInaugural 210 (North Irish) Multi-role Medical Regiment Officers' Mess and Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess joint Dinner £60Declined Peter May29/09/2023Cathy McCloskey DinnerHDAC 2023 Dinner £60Declined Peter May19/09/2023Marie Brown Light Lunch Non-Fatal Strangulation Research Launch £25Declined Richard Pengelly13/07/2023Retail NIReceptionTrade NI’s Reception to launch the Prosperity Dividend Report£20 Declined Richard Pengelly24/07/2023The Executive officeLunchRoyal Navy Amphibious Flagship Visit - NI Resilience Briefing£20 Declined Richard Pengelly22/08/2023LGBTQ+ Staff NetworkLunchLGBTQ+ Role Models Guide Launch£20 Declined Richard Pengelly04/09/2023Lady Chief JusticeReceptionOpening of the Michaelmas sitting - Conflicts and constitutions in Ireland£20 Declined Richard Pengelly11/09/2023Special EU Programmes BodyLight LunchPEACEPLUS Programme Launch£20 Declined Richard Pengelly14/09/2023Police Federation NIDinnerPolice Federation for Northern Ireland Bravery Awards 2023£60 Accepted No Richard Pengelly21/09/2023Law SocietyDinnerLaw Society Council Dinner£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey17/07/2023Linen Quarter BIDWine and cheese Pétanque Taster' ahead of the Inter-Company Pétanque Tournament£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey17/07/2023Minister for Investment Department for Business and Trade Morning coffee and sandwich lunch Northern Ireland Investment Summit 2023 Conference£15 AcceptedNo Katrina Godfrey18/07/2023Minister for Investment Department for Business and TradeReception Northern Ireland Investment Summit 2023£10 Declined Katrina Godfrey20/07/2023Chief Executive, NI Chamber of CommerceDinner In Camera event£60 AcceptedNo Katrina Godfrey24/07/2023Welsh GovernmentReception Welsh Government reception at the Royal Welsh Show£10 AcceptedNo Katrina Godfrey24/07/2023Food Standards AgencySandwich lunchWorking lunch at meeting with FSA while attending Royal Welsh Show£10 AcceptedNo Katrina Godfrey03/08/2023Managing DirectorGala dinner 2023 Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey04/08/2023Retail NIDinner High Street Heroes Shortlist of Finalists & Winners Event£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey08/08/2023Chair of the Agricultural Industries Confederation BoardReception 20th anniversary reception£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey09/08/2023President, British Veterinary Association Dinner Guest speaker at BVA NI annual dinner£60 AcceptedNo Katrina Godfrey09/08/2023Managing Director, Exploris AquariumRefreshments Launch of the new ‘Under the Sea Experience’£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey10/08/2023DeloitteRefreshments One Young World Belfast Summit opening ceremony£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey11/08/2023Chair, Chief Executives’ ForumLunch The Future of Government: Restoring Trust in Public Institutions£20 AcceptedNo Katrina Godfrey21/08/2023Chief Executive, Firmus EnergyDinner Update from Gas Network Operators in Northern Ireland£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey22/08/2023Co-Directors NERILecture & Lunch Annual Dónal Nevin Lecture £20 Declined Katrina Godfrey30/08/2023VetNIGala dinner NIVA Gala dinner£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey05/09/2023ASDABreakfast ASDA Income Tracker Breakfast Briefing 2023£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey06/09/2023Belfast City CouncilRefreshments One Young World Belfast Summit opening ceremony£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey06/09/2023Claire Sugden MLALunch Causeway Coast Dog Rescue conference£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey07/09/2023Rural SupportLight refreshmentsRural Support 2023 Survey Report£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey08/09/2023Dairy Council NIDinner Retirement dinner for CEO£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey11/09/2023Northern Ireland Food and Drink AssociationDinner Annual dinner£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey14/09/2023Director, Confederation of British Industry (CBI)Breakfast Annual Business Breakfast£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey22/09/2023Director, RenewableNIDrinks reception RenewableNI Smart Energy Conference£20 Declined Katrina Godfrey25/09/2023Manager of National WorldGala dinner Farming Life Awards 2023£60 Declined Katrina Godfrey26/09/2023Nuffield Farming Scholarships TrustLunch Nuffield Farming 2024 Annual Conference Launch£20 Declined * Any refreshments received below £10 have not been recorded