asked the Taoiseach if he will give full details of trips abroad by all Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries since 1st April, 1970; the purpose of such trips; and the total cost in respect of each Member paid from public funds to date.
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asked the Taoiseach if he will give full details of trips abroad by all Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries since 1st April, 1970; the purpose of such trips; and the total cost in respect of each Member paid from public funds to date.
2.
asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of visits outside the State by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries during the period 1st January, 1970, to 30th September, 1970, (a) the cost of each journey to the Exchequer and (b) the nature and purpose of each such visit.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together and to circulate, with the Official Report, a statement giving, in relation to official visits, the information requested.
Following is the statement:
Member of Government |
Duration of absence(year 1970) |
Purpose of visit |
Cost |
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Taoiseach |
19th to 26th October |
To attend 25th anniversary commemorative session of the United Nations, New York. |
Not yet available |
||
Tánaiste and Minister for Health |
17th to 18th March |
To attend a St. Patrick's Day function in Liverpool |
£78 |
1s. |
9d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
2nd to 5th May |
To attend a function in connection with publication of combined works of Lady Gregory, London |
£119 |
7s. |
9d. |
Minister for External Affairs |
28th to 30th January |
Discussions on enlargement of European Communities, Rome |
£159 |
6s. |
0d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
3rd to 5th February |
Discussions on enlargement of European Communities, Bonn |
£91 |
2s. |
9d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
15th to 20th February |
Discussions on enlargement of European Communities, London, Luxembourg, The Hague |
£95 |
1s. |
10d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
4th to 8th March |
Discussions on enlargement of European Communities, Copenhagen |
£211 |
0s. |
11d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
14th to 18th March |
To attend St. Patrick's Day functions, London and Portsmouth |
£38 |
16s. |
4d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
8th to 10th April |
Discussions on enlargement of European Communities, Paris |
£59 |
6s. |
0d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
14th to 16th April |
To attend meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg |
£80 |
13s. |
3d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
27th to 29th April |
Discussions with EEC Commission on enlargement of the European Communities, Brussels |
£104 |
0s. |
2d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
5th to 6th May |
Discussions on enlargement of the European Communities, London |
£22 |
11s. |
10d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
24th June |
Discussions with members of Belgian Government on enlargement of the European Communities, Brussels |
£38 |
19s. |
11d. |
29th June to 1st July |
Formal opening of negotiations for enlargement of European Communities, Luxembourg |
£48 |
18s. |
6d. |
|
,, ,, ,, ,, |
8th July |
Discussions with British Foreign Secretary, London |
£21 |
17s. |
2d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
20th to 23rd September |
Negotiating Meeting with European Communities, Brussels |
£169 |
7s. |
11d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
24th September to 2nd October |
Attendance at 25th Session of United Nations General Assembly, New York |
Not yet available |
||
,, ,, ,, ,, |
6th to 27th October |
Attendance at 25th Session of United Nations General Assembly, New York |
Not yet available |
||
Minister for Transport and Power |
8th to 9th February |
Business in connection with Eurocontrol, Brussels |
£71 |
0s. |
10d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
9th to 10th March |
Business in connection with Eurocontrol, Paris |
£70 |
19s. |
1d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
18th to 19th March |
Business in connection with Eurocontrol, Brussels |
£73 |
17s. |
2d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
24th to 27th May |
Business in connection with Eurocontrol, Brussels and Luxembourg |
£92 |
4s. |
5d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
24th to 25th June |
Business in connection with Eurocontrol, Brussels and Amsterdam |
£58 |
15s. |
6d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
6th to 7th July |
Business in connection with Eurocontrol, Brussels and Amsterdam |
£58 |
15s. |
6d. |
Minister for Labour |
12th to 16th June |
To attend Conference of International Labour Organisation, Geneva |
£273 |
0s. |
0d. |
Minister for Finance |
11th to 12th June |
To attend meeting of EEC Commission, Brussels |
£55 |
10s. |
11d. |
,, ,, ,, |
18th to 26th September |
To attend meeting of World Bank, Copenhagen |
Not yet available |
||
Minister for Lands |
9th to 12th February |
To attend European Conservation Conference, Strasbourg |
£234 |
3s. |
11d. |
,, ,, ,, |
26th to 27th October |
To attend Third Countryside Conference, London |
Not yet available |
||
Minister for Education |
13th to 16th October |
To attend General Conference of UNESCO, Paris |
Not yet available |
||
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries |
19th to 20th February |
Talks concerning Anglo-Irish Free Trade Agreement, London |
£24 |
6s. |
0d. |
Minister for Industry and Commerce |
2nd to 3rd February |
Visit to Irish Centre, Liverpool |
£25 |
18s. |
0d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
9th February |
Function in connection with promotion of Irish Post (newspaper), London |
Nil |
||
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
19th to 20th February |
Trade Talks, London |
£30 |
6s. |
0d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
12th to 20th March |
Industrial Promoton in Canada |
£510 |
15s. |
3d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, |
5th to 20th September |
Trade and industrial promotion in Japan and USA |
£1,516 |
1s. |
5d. |
Minister for Defence |
14th to 15th February |
To attend function of Kilkennymen's Association, London |
£34 |
0s. |
6d. |
,, ,, ,, |
13th to 22nd October |
Visit to troops in Cyprus |
Not yet available |
||
Minister for Local Government |
8th to 12th September |
To attend Conference of Ministers for Regional Planning, Bonn |
£270 |
0s. |
0d. |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
3rd to 16th October |
Discussions with New York City Officials on low-cost housing, parks, etc., New York. |
Not yet available |
||
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs |
15th to 18th March |
Representing Government at Irish Club Banquet, London |
£62 |
8s. |
6d. |
,, ,, ,, |
22nd to 28th April |
To attend Conference of European Ministers of Posts and Telegraphs, Brussels. |
£230 |
0s. |
0d. |
(estimate) |
|||||
,, ,, ,, ,, |
22nd to 27th June |
Representing M/Finance at UNESCO meeting of European Ministers of Science, Paris |
£82 |
10s. |
6d. |
,, ,, ,, |
22nd September to 8th October |
To study broadcasting, telecommunications and postal systems, USA and Canada. |
Not yet available |
||
Parliamentary Secretary to Taoiseach |
17th to 25th September |
To attend Council of Europe meeting, Strasbourg |
£61 |
16s. |
0d. |
Parliamentary Secretary to M/Finance |
18th to 31st August |
To visit establishments in the care of the Board of Works, certain National Parks and historical monuments, Paris, Bonn, Berne and Geneva. |
£251 |
1s. |
4d. |
Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for the Gaeltacht. |
10th to 31st March |
To attend St. Patrick's Day functions in USA |
Nil |
||
Parliamentary Secretary to M/Local Government. |
8th to 12th September |
To attend Conference of Ministers for Regional Planning, Bonn |
£99 |
0s. |
0d. |
Parliamentary Secretary to M/Education. |
19th to 21st May |
To represent Minister for External Affairs at meeting of Ministerial Council of OECD, Paris |
£67 |
0s. |
0d. |