Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 20 Jun 1991

Vol. 410 No. 1

Written Answers. - Ministerial Foreign Visits.

Enda Kenny

Question:

31 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline (1) the number, (2) date, (3) location and (4) the estimated cost of each official foreign visit undertaken by him since appointment to the Government in 1989.

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Collins)

Since becoming Minister for Foreign Affairs in July 1989 I have made the following official visits abroad:

Destination	Dates
Italy	24 Oct. 89 — 29 Oct. 89
Poland	21 Jan. 90 — 23 Jan. 90
Yugoslavia	23 Jan. 90 — 25 Jan. 90
Canada	8 Feb. 90 — 10 Feb. 90
Hungary	22 Feb. 90 — 23 Feb. 90
Bahrain	23 Feb. 90 — 24 Feb. 90
Saudi Arabia	24 Feb. 90 — 26 Feb. 90
Czechoslovakia	9 March 90 — 11 March 90
Luxembourg	3 April 90 — 4 April 90
Morocco	24 May 90 — 25 May 90
Singapore	30 July 90 — 2 Aug. 90
South Korea	4 Sept. 90 — 8 Sept. 90
Iran	21 Nov. 90 — 25 Nov. 90
Turkey	9 Jan. 91 — 13 Jan. 91
Bulgaria	13 Jan. 91 — 14 Jan. 91
Egypt	6 Feb. 91 — 10 Feb. 91
Germany	10 Feb. 91 — 16 Feb. 91
India	20 Feb. 91 — 25 Feb. 91
Mexico	19 March 91 — 24 March 91
Japan	15 April 91 — 20 April 91
Austria	6 June 91 — 9 June 91

By their nature, official visits are undertaken at the invitation of the host country. Accommodation and other costs, within that country are borne by the hosts.

In addition to the above, I regularly travel abroad to attend meetings and conferences in relation to European Community, United Nations and Anglo-Irish business. I also undertake travel abroad from time to time in a national representational capacity and to various international fora in keeping with our international and diplomatic commitments and obligations.