asked the Minister for Finance what Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries have been absent for any period from the State since 15th June last; the dates, duration and purpose of each absence and the cost of each trip, including the cost of any accompanying civil servants.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries : Absences from State.
49.
Mr. Ryan
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Minister or Parliamentary Secretary |
Duration of Absence |
Purpose of Journey |
Cost to Public Funds including Expenses of accompanying Civil Servants |
||
|
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance. |
1st-26th Sept. |
Attendance at the Annual Meeting of the World Bank at Tokyo. |
nil |
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|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|||
|
Minister for Industry and Commerce. |
14th-17th May |
Visit to Switzerland to the Swiss National Exposition at Lausanne. |
75 |
0 |
0 |
|
20th-22nd Oct. |
Visit to Germany to open the new Coras Trachtala Office at Frankfurt. |
97 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Minister for Local Government. |
4th-10th Oct. |
Visits to London, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki for Housing investigation. |
570 |
0 |
0 |
|
20th-24th Oct. |
Housing investigations in London and Liverpool. |
170 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Minister for Lands. |
16th Oct.- 1st Nov. |
Visit to New York at invitation of the President Kennedy Memorial Committee. |
Not yet available |
||
|
Minister for Justice. |
26th June. |
Visit to British Home Secretary regarding enforcement of warrants in Britain. |
77 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minister for Transport and Power. |
23rd June. |
Official visit to Cambridge University. |
29 |
0 |
0 |
|
6th July. |
Visit to Leeds to address Leeds Luncheon Club. |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
26th August. |
Visit to London for inspection of BAC III Aircraft. |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
8th-9th Sept. |
Official visit to Farnborough Air Show. |
34 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
19th October. |
Visit to Belfast to address the New Ireland Society of the Queen's University. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. |
6th-20th June |
Visit to Sweden at invitation of Swedish Minister of Communications. Also visited Denmark and Finland. The purpose of the visit was to see the progress made in the Scandinavian countries in the telecommunications and postal fields. |
895 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minister for External Affairs. |
10th-28th Oct. |
Visit to Zambia to represent Government at independence ceremonies. |
1,150 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minister for Education. |
26th-27th Oct., 1964. |
UNESCO Conference in Paris. |
42 |
0 |
0 |