The total cost of items presented by the department was €7,345, a third of which was for St Patrick’s Day events in the US. Among the items presented were a €492 set of bespoke silver harp -cufflinks for former US president Joe Biden. He was also given a Cooley Kickhams GAA jersey, while his wife Jill received a gift of silver brooches and a commemorative stamp. Later in the year, then taoiseach -Simon Harris gave Mr Biden a letter from John F Kennedy to Seán Lemass following the American president’s visit to -Ireland in 1963. The priciest gift in the department database was the €944.70 paid for 30 bottles of Irish whiskey for members of the European Council. Along with that, each member of the council was presented with a -silver -Tipperary Crystal Christmas tree decoration, which cost €351 in total. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky received a €108 Aran sweater and an €80 bottle of Teeling whiskey The prime minister of Luxembourg was given a framed copy of the Irish Proclamation of Independence, which cost €82. Other gifts included an Ireland -soccer scarf and a personalised Irish soccer -jersey for UK prime minister Keir -Starmer, both of which were given free to the department. Ukrainian president Volodymyr -Zelensky received a €108 Aran sweater from Mr Harris last September and an €80 bottle of Teeling whiskey. Mr Harris also brought a €30 bottle of Jameson for the Ukrainian leader and a collection of Irish rag dolls and books for a children’s centre in Kyiv. Other gifts presented last year included a bottle of Drumshanbo Gunpowder gin and a set of candles costing €98 to the premier of the State Council of China. Gifts for delegations and visiting government staffers included cuff-links, -lapel pins, bookmarks and soy candles. The deputy first minister of Northern Ireland Emma Little-Pengelly -received a €23 magenta wool scarf, while governor of Massachusetts Maura -Healey was presented with a €63 silk scarf.