asked the Minister for the Environment the number of foreign visits undertaken by him or his Minister of State since 14 December 1982; the purpose of each trip; the destination and duration of each visit; whether the visit was by official Government transport; the number of officials who accompanied him in each case; and the total cost, including accommodation and travel, of each trip.
Written Answers . - Ministerial Visits Abroad .
600.
: I made one foreign visit since 14 December 1982 as representative of the Government at the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in London from 16 March to 18 March 1983. The visit was by official Government transport. I was not accompanied by any officials from my Department. The total cost of the visit was £816.90.
The Minister of State attached to my Department also made one foreign visit to a meeting of the Council for the Environment Ministers in Brussels from 27 February to 1 March 1983. The visit was not made by official transport. He was accompanied by one official from my Department. The total cost of the visit was £954.07.
601.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of foreign visits undertaken by him or his Minister of State since 14 December 1982; the purpose of each trip; the destination; and duration of each visit; whether the visit was by official Government transport; the number of officials who accompanied him in each case; and the total cost, including accommodation and travel of each trip.
: The information requested is set out in tabular form beneath.
|
Purpose of Visit |
Destination and Duration |
Whether Official Government transport used? |
Number of accompanying Officials |
Total Cost £* |
|
(a) Visits abroad by Minister |
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|
Meeting with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
London31/1 — 1/2 |
Yes |
3 |
272 |
|
European Political Co-operation Ministerial Meeting |
Bonn28/2 — 1/3 |
Yes |
2 |
321 |
|
Meetings with President and Members of US |
New York13/3 |
No |
1 |
5,164 |
|
Administrations; Meeting with Congressional Friends of Ireland; Meeting with UN Secretary General; Meetings with Irish American Community Leaders; Meeting with US Trade Union Leader. |
Washington19/3 |
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|
European Council |
Brussels20/3 — 22/3 |
Partially |
2 |
624 |
|
(b) Visits abroad by Minister and Minister of State |
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|
Foreign Affairs Council |
Brussels23/1 — 25/1 |
Yes |
1 |
305 |
|
Foreign Affairs Council |
Brussels20/2 — 22/2 |
Yes |
1 |
329 |
|
(c) Visits abroad by Minister of State |
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|
Meeting of Like-Minded Aid-Donor Countries |
The Hague22/2 — 24/2 |
Partially |
2 |
1,249 |
|
Internal Market Council |
Brussels31/1 — 1/2 |
Yes |
1 |
166 |
|
Internal Market Council |
Brussels28/2 — 1/3 |
Yes |
1 |
166 |
|
Council of EC Development Ministers |
Bonn2/3 — 3/3 |
Yes |
2 |
323 |
|
Foreign Affairs Council |
Brussels13/3 — 15/3 |
Partially |
4 |
1,897 |
|
Ministerial Meeting of EC/ASEAN Countries in Bangkok and visits to aid projects in New Delhi and Calcutta |
India/Thailand18/3 — 27/3 |
Partially |
2(to Bangkokonly) |
3,763 |
* Excluding costs of official Government transport.