asked the Minister for Education the number of foreign visits undertaken by her or her 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 her in each case and the total cost, including accommodation and travel, of each trip.
Written Answers . - Ministerial Visits Abroad .
661.
: The information requested is as follows:
Purpose of Visit |
Destination |
Duration |
Number of officials |
Cost |
|
£ |
|||||
Minister |
(1) Official Openingof Exhibition ofTreasures of earlyIrish Art. |
Cologne |
1 night |
2 |
1,145.85 |
(2) RepresentingGovernment atSt. Patrick'sNight Banquet,Irish Centre,Camden Town,and Reception inthe Irish EmbassyLondon. |
London |
2 nights |
— |
541.40 |
|
Minister of State |
None |
— |
— |
— |
— |
The transport arrangements were by scheduled airline flight.