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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 10 Dec 1996

Vol. 472 No. 6

Written Answers. - Ministerial Travel.

Ivor Callely

Question:

187 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his usage of air transport for foreign and internal flights in 1996; the passengers who travelled with him on each flight; and the related costs in this regard. [23742/96]

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

The total related cost to date incurred by my Department is £51,575.67.

This figure does not include those costs borne by the State agencies under my aegis and by the Department of Foreign Affairs which have not yet been recouped by them, nor does it include air fares for which the Department has not yet been charged.

Destination

Date of Departure/ Return

Accompanying Officials from Department of Tourism and Trade

Grade of Department Officials accompanying Minister or Spouse

1 London

14-15/2

2

2 Assistant Principals

2 Brussels

20-21/2

4

Assistant Secretary

2 Principal Officers

Assistant Principal

3 Rome

23-25/2

4

Assistant Secretary

Assistant Principal

Executive Officer

Minister's Wife

4 Milan/Turin

28-29/2

2

Assistant Secretary

Executive Officer

5 New York

10-16/3

4

Principal Officer

Assistant Principal

Higher Executive Officer

Minister's Wife

6 Korea/Taiwan/New Jersey

21-30/4

3

Assistant Secretary

Principal Officer

Higher Executive Officer

7 Birmingham

9-10/5

0

8 Brussels

12-13/5

1

Assistant Secretary

9 London

15/5

0

10 Paris

21-22/5

2

Principal Officer

Executive Officer

11 Finland

4-6/6

3

Principal Officer

Assistant Principal

Executive Officer

12 London

13-14/6

1

Principal Officer

13 Brussels

15-16/7

2

Assistant Secretary

Higher Executive Officer

14 Brussels

22-23/7

1

Higher Executive Officer

15 Atlanta

27-31/7

3

2 Principal Officers

Higher Executive Officer

16 Dallas

26-29/8

0

17 Pittsburgh

6-8/10

2

1st Secretary

Higher Executive Officer

18 Luxembourg

24-25/10

6

Minister of State

Assistant Secretary

2 Assistant Principal

2 Higher Executive Officers

19 Luxembourg

28-29/10

3

Assistant Secretary

Principal Officer

Assistant Principal

20 London

12-13/11

3

2 Principal Officers

Assistant Principal

21 New York

14-17/11

3

2 Principal Officers

Assistant Principal

22 Brussels/Amsterdam

20-21/11

3

Assistant Secretary

Principal Officer

Assistant Principal

23 Brussels

25-26/11

4

Assistant Secretary

2 Assistant Principals

Higher Executive Officer

24 Manchester

30/11-1/12

0

25 Singapore

6-15/12

6

Assistant Secretary

2 Principal Officers

2 Assistant Principals

Executive Officer

26 Dublin

9/1/96

1

Principal Officer

Glenamaddy

Kilrush

Portlaoise

27 Cork

12/1/96

1

Principal Officer

28 Cork

20/2/96

2

2 Principal Officers

29 Enniscorthy

15/4/96

1

Principal Officer

30 Kerry

10/5/96

1

Principal Officer

31 Cork

30/5/96

1

Principal Officer

32 Clare and Galway

14/6/96

1

Principal Officer

33 Castlebar and Bunratty

29/11/96

1

Principal Officer

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