asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of each visit abroad by the Attorney General since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Ministerial Visits Abroad.
1.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, the reply to this question will be in the form of a tabular statement to be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
The Attorney General made 24 journeys abroad since 31st March, 1973, the following are the details:
|
Place |
Cost |
Purpose |
|
1973 |
£ |
|
|
Cambridge |
45.00 |
Meeting with British-Irish Association. |
|
Sunningdale |
64.00 |
Anglo-Irish Conference. |
|
Strasbourg |
*237.00 |
Human Rights Case. |
|
Strasbourg |
Human Rights Case |
|
|
Strasbourg |
*286.00 |
Human Rights Case |
|
Strasbourg |
Human Rights, Case |
|
|
1974 |
||
|
London |
40.00 |
Discussion with UK Attorney General |
|
London |
35.00 |
Discussion with UK Law Commission. |
|
Australia |
405.00 |
State Visit. |
|
Luxembourg |
76.00 |
Discussion on EEC |
|
Caracas |
1,092.00 |
Law of the Sea Conference. |
|
Strasbourg |
163.00 |
Human Rights Case. |
|
Strasbourg |
99.00 |
Human Rights Case. |
|
Strasbourg |
163.00 |
Human Rights Case. |
|
Stavanger |
172.00 |
Human Rights Case. |
|
Stavanger |
154.00 |
Human Rights Case. |
|
1975 |
||
|
Brussels |
95.00 |
Discussion on EEC. |
|
Geneva |
†625.00 |
Law of the Sea Conference. |
|
Paris |
161.00 |
Conference of Supreme Court Judges. |
|
Stavanger |
222.00 |
Human Rights Case. |
|
1976 |
||
|
Brussels |
90.00 |
Discussion on EEC. |
|
New York |
1,785.00 |
Law of the Sea Conference. |
|
Rome |
257.00 |
International Legal Congress. |
|
New York |
513.00 |
Law of the Sea Conference. |
|
TOTAL: |
£6,779.00 |
*Combined for cost purposes.
†The difference between this amount and that in reply of the 20th October, 1975, is due to receipt of further bills amounting to £554.