asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state in regard to visits abroad made by him since 13th June, 1951 (a) the date and duration of each such visit, (b) the country or countries visited; (c) the purpose of each visit; (d) the number of civil servants and/or officials of State-sponsored corporations who accompanied him on each such visit, and (e) the total expenditure involved in respect of each such visit, including travel, hotels, entertainment at embassies, legations or elsewhere, whether borne by State funds or by State-sponsored corporations.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Visits to Foreign Countries.
The reply to the Deputy's question is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
TRAVELLING abroad by Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and accompanying officials since 13th June, 1951.
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Purpose and Destination |
Duration |
Number of accompanying officials |
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Examination of policy and working methods of Postal, Telegraph, Telephone and Radio Administrations in Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and London. |
8/10/1951to26/10/1951 |
2 |
|
Consultations on Post Office telephone and engineering problems, London. |
25/1/1952to28/1/1952 |
— |
|
Study of general organisation of B.B.C., London (two visits). |
8/5/1952to13/5/1952 |
1 |
|
25/7/1952to1/8/1952 |
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|
Inspection of television services London, Paris and Brussels. |
26/9/1953to1/10/1953and9/10/1953to12/10/1953 |
1 |
TOTAL expenditure involved for Minister and accompanying officials—£759.