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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 6 Oct 1993

Vol. 434 No. 2

Written Answers. - Official Visits Abroad.

Bernard Allen

Question:

334 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the number of visits he has made abroad since taking up office; the destination, date, duration of these visits, the purpose of these visits; the number of officials and others who accompanied him; the airline used on each visit; and the overall cost of each visit.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular form.

No.

Title of Meeting/Purpose of visit

Destination

Date/duration

Number of officials and others

Airline

Cost from Vote to date

£

1.

Council of EC Transport Ministers

Brussels

14-15/3/93

5

Aer Lingus return Aer Lingus

3,410

2.

Council of EC Telecommunications Ministers

Brussels

9-10/5/93

4

Air Corps

740

3.

Council of EC Transport Ministers

Luxembourg

7/6/93

3

Air Corps

505

4.

Council of EC Energy Ministers

Luxembourg

24-25/6/93

4

Aer Lingus

3,635

5.

Council of EC Transport Ministers

Brussels

27-28/9/93

5

Air Corps (outward) Aer Lingus and BA (return)

(Cost remains to be brought to account)

6.

Meeting with EC Transport Commissioner

Brussels

19/4/93

2

Air Corps

1,077

7.

Attendance at Emigrants Association Meeting

London

30-31/1/93

Aer Lingus

926

8.

Meeting with Russian Ministry of Transport

Moscow and Minsk

30/3-2/4/93

6

Air Corps

3,044

9.

Meeting Czech Power Companies

Prague

24-26/8/93

2

Aer Lingus and British Airways

(Cost remains to be brought to account)

10.

St. Patrick's Day Duties

Birmingham

15-19/3/93

Air Corps

1,786

11.

Meeting with potential investors re Development project

Birmingham

25-26/9/93

Aer Lingus

(Cost remains to be brought to account)

12.

Visiting Finnish Peat Power Station

Finland

2-5/10/93

5

Air Corps

(Cost remains to be brought to account)

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