Vol. 429 No. 6
157 Mrs. T. Ahern asked the Minister for Defence if he will give details of the number of flights, both domestic and international, made by the Government jet for the period since the formation of the Government to 1 April 1993; if he will compare this with the journeys made for the same period in the years 1991 and 1992; the names of the Ministers and Ministers of State who travelled in each case in 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The details requested by the Deputy are as follows:
No. of Flights by Government Jet for Period
12 January — 1 April Inclusive for Years 1991, 1992 and 1993
|
Aircraft |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
|||
|
Domestic |
International |
Domestic |
International |
Domestic |
International |
|
|
Hawker Siddeley 125 |
2 |
35 |
— |
7 |
— |
— |
|
Gulfstream III |
— |
17 |
— |
26 |
— |
— |
|
†Gulfstream IV |
— |
— |
3 |
17 |
1 |
33 |
|
Totals |
2 |
52 |
3 |
50 |
1 |
33 |
|
Dates |
Person or Persons Carried |
Destination |
|
16-17/1/93 |
President |
Edinburgh |
|
18/1/93 |
Minister for Finance and Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry |
Brussels |
|
18-19/1/93 |
Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry |
Brussels |
|
20/1/93 |
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs |
London |
|
21/1/93 |
Minister for Defence and Marine |
Berlin |
|
21-22/1/93 |
Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry |
Berlin |
|
23/1/93 |
Minister for Defence and Marine |
Berlin |
|
25-26/1/93 |
Minister for Defence and Marine and Minister of State for the Environment |
Brussels |
|
27-28/1/93 |
Minister for Social Welfare |
Copenhagen |
|
29-31/1/93 |
President |
Strasbourg |
|
31/1/93 |
Tánaiste and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs |
Brussels |
|
1/2/93 |
Tánaiste |
Brussels |
|
2/2/93 |
Minister of State for the Taoiseach |
Brussels |
|
2/2/93 |
Tánaiste and Minister for Justice |
London |
|
3/2/93 |
Tánaiste and Minister for Justice |
London |
|
7/2/93 |
Minister for Tourism & Trade |
Brussels |
|
9/2/93 |
Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry |
Brussels |
|
10-11/2/93 |
Minister for Agriculture, Food & Forestry |
Brussels |
|
16/2/93 |
Minister for Justice |
Budapest |
|
21-22/2/93 |
Minister for Employment & Enterprise |
Boston |
|
24-25/2/93 |
Minister of State for Employment & Enterprise |
Brussels |
|
28/2-2/3/93 |
Tánaiste |
Warsaw & Budapest |
|
6/3/93 |
Minister for Tourism & Trade |
Berlin |
|
7-8/3/93 |
Tánaiste and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs |
Brussels |
|
9/3/93 |
Minister for Tourism & Trade |
Berlin |
|
10/3/93 |
Minister for Justice |
London |
|
11-19/3/93 |
Taoiseach |
Los Angeles & Washington |
|
20-21/3/93 |
Minister for Justice |
London |
|
22/3/93 |
Minister for the Environment |
Brussels |
|
22/3/93 |
Tánaiste and Minister for Employment & Enterprise |
Shannon |
|
23/3/93 |
Minister for Finance |
Munich & Zurich |
|
24/3/93 |
Minister for Defence and Marine |
Larnca |
|
25-26/3/93 |
Minister of State for Employment & Enterprise |
Hanover |
|
30/3/93-2/4/93 |
Minister for Transport, Energy & |
|
|
Communications |
Moscow & Minsk |
