asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of himself and his Parliamentary Secretary (a) the number of visits abroad since 1st September, 1971, and (b) the purpose and total cost of each visit.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Official Visits Abroad.
74.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in a statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
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Number of visits abroad since 1st September 1971 |
Purpose of each visit |
Cost |
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£ |
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Minister for Finance |
10 |
October1971—Paris—OECD Ministerial meeting on science policy |
50.58 |
|
December 1971—Paris—Meeting with French Minister for Finance |
50.58 |
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March 1972—Brussels—Informal meeting of EEC Finance Ministers |
65.83 |
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|
April 1972 — Rome — Informal meeting of EEC Finance Ministers |
70.32 |
||
|
May 1972—Paris—OECD meeting |
91.82 |
||
|
June 1972—Luxembourg—Meeting in connection with revaluation of £1 sterling |
54.65 |
||
|
July 1972—London—Meeting of European Finance Ministers |
36.36 |
||
|
September 1972—Rome—Meeting of EEC Finance Ministers |
147.09 |
||
|
September/October 1972—Washington—Meeting of International Monetary Fund and World Bank |
334.61 |
||
|
October 1972—Paris—EEC summit meeting |
Final costnot available |
||
|
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance |
5 |
September 1971—USA—Inspection of buildings in care of Commissioners of Public Works |
807.91 |
|
November 1971—Brusssels—Ministerial meeting on European Cooperation in Science and Technology. (Deputising for Minister for Finance) |
281.42 |
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|
January 1972—Brussels—Signing of EEC Treaty |
141.27 |
||
|
June/July 1972—Dusseldorf/Vienna/Frankfurt/Bonn/ Stockholm—Attendance at Second International Parliamentary Conference on the Environment |
470.97 |
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September 1972—USA—Attendance at 2nd World Conference on National Parks |
Final costnot available |