asked the Minister for Finance 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 .
624.
: The number of foreign visits undertaken by me since 14 December 1982 is two. There were no foreign visits undertaken by my Minister of State since 14 December, 1982.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the two foreign visits by me is set out in the following table:
Particulars of foreign visits by Minister for Finance
|
Date of Visit |
Purpose of Visit |
Destination |
Duration |
Mode of transport |
Number of officialsin attendance |
*Total cost to Department |
|
17 December 1982 |
Council Meeting of Economic andFinance Ministers |
Brussels |
1 day |
Official Governmenttransport |
1 |
£42 |
|
19—21 March 1983 |
Negotiations on the realignmentof Exchange Rates in the EMS |
Brussels |
3 days |
Official Governmenttransport |
3 from Dept6 3 from CentralBank** |
£745† |
* The cost of transport was borne on the Vote of the Department of Defence.
** Cost borne by the Central Bank.
† Estimated cost — actual cost not yet available.
625.
asked the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism 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 sought by the Deputy in respect of myself and the Minister of State at my Department is as follows:
Minister
|
Duration of visit |
Destination |
Purpose of visit |
Accompanied by* |
Cost |
|
|
23-25/1/1983 |
Brussels (a) |
EEC Council of Ministers meeting |
One Departmental official |
£ |
260.81 |
|
31/1-1/2/1983 |
Brussels (b) |
EEC Council of Ministers meeting |
One Departmental official |
£ |
73.68 |
|
21-22/2/1983 |
Brussels |
EEC Council of Ministers meeting |
One Departmental official |
£ |
109.32 |
|
1-2/3/1983 |
London |
CTT promotion at International Food Exhibition |
One Departmental official |
£ |
264.24 |
|
6-11/3/1983 |
New York |
Bord Fáilte: Promotion visit |
One Departmental official |
£ |
920.34 |
|
Insurance |
£ |
201.00 |
|||
|
Sub-total |
£ |
1,829.39 |
(a) Official Government transport.
(b) Official Government transport — return journey.
Minister of State
|
Duration of visit |
Destination |
Purpose of visit |
Accompanied by* |
Cost |
|
|
11-12/2/1983 |
Munich/Paris |
Bord Fáilte: Tourism Promotion |
One Departmental official |
£ |
330.31 |
|
13/2/1983 |
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|
21-23/2/'83 |
London/Manchester |
Bord Fáilte: Tourism Promotion |
One Departmental official |
£ |
254.67 |
|
28/2-1/3/'83 |
Brussels |
EEC Council of Ministers |
One Departmental official |
£ |
46.86 |
|
Insurance |
£ |
183.00 |
|||
|
Sub-total |
£ |
814.84 |
|||
|
Cumulative cost of visits |
£ |
2,644.23 |
* Accompanying CTT or Bord Fáilte officials have not been included.
626.
asked the Minister for Health 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.
: No official foreign visits have been undertaken by either the Minister of State attached to my Department or myself during the period in question.