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254 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the number of foreign trips made by him during 1996; the destination, purpose and duration of the trips; whether the Government jet or scheduled flights were used; the identity and designation of persons who accompanied him on each trip; the number, purpose and duration of each meeting attended by him on such trips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25137/96]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out on the following schedule. The Irish Presidency of the EU necessitated a number of additional foreign trips which were an essential part of contributing to the success of our EU Presidency. The Deputy will appreciate that it is not possible to give the exact duration of each individual meeting attended in the course of trips.
Foreign Trips by Minister 1996
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Trip |
Dates |
Location |
Identity |
Designation |
Purpose and Duration |
Mode of Travel |
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1 |
10-11/3/96 |
Brussels |
M. Lowry E. Stagg |
Minister Minister of State |
Transport Council (full day 11/3/96) |
Government Jet |
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J. Loughrey |
Secretary |
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P. Mangan |
Asst. Secretary |
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J. Lumsden |
Asst. Secretary |
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M. Dunning |
Private Sec. Minister of State |
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2 |
21/3/96 |
Brussels |
M. Lowry P. O'Connor |
Minister Private Sec. Minister |
Telecoms Council (full day 21/3/96) |
Government Jet |
|
E. Stagg |
Minister of State |
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S. Fitzgerald |
Asst. Secretary |
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|
T. Reeves |
Asst. Secretary |
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|
M. Brennan |
Principal Officer |
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|
F. Towey |
Asst. Principal |
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|
J. Loughrey |
Secretary |
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3 |
25/4/96 |
Bologna, Italy |
M. Lowry M. Brennan J. Loughrey |
Minister Principal Officer Secretary |
Informal Telecoms Council (afternoon) |
Government Jet |
|
4 |
7-8/5/96 |
Brussels |
M. Lowry E. Stagg |
Minister Minister of State |
Energy Council (full day 8/5/96) |
Commercial |
|
P. O'Connor |
Private Sec. Minister |
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M. Dunning |
Private Sec. Minister of State |
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5 |
16-17/6/96 |
Luxembourg |
M. Lowry J. Loughrey |
Minister Secretary |
Transport Council (full day 17/6/96) |
Government Jet |
|
P. O'Connor |
Private Sec. Minister |
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|
P. Mangan |
Asst. Secretary |
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|
T. Kennington |
Principal Officer |
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|
Tom Ferris |
Senior Economist |
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|
6 |
19-20/6/96 |
Luxembourg |
M. Lowry E. Stagg |
Minister Minister of State |
Energy Council (full day 20/6/96) |
Government Jet |
|
P. O'Connor |
Private Sec. Minister |
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|
M. Dunning |
Private Sec. Minister of State |
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|
D. Moynan |
Personal Adviser |
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|
J. Loughrey |
Secretary |
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|
R. Moore |
Press Adviser |
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|
C. McCrea |
Programme Manager |
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|
L. Kennedy |
Asst. Principal |
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|
7 |
8-9/7/96 |
Brussels Stockholm Sweden |
M. Lowry P. O'Connor J. Loughrey P. Mangan J. Lumsden T. Reeves |
Minister Private Sec. Minister Secretary Asst. Secretary Asst. Secretary Asst. Secretary |
Addressing European Parliament CERT Committee (8/7/96 afternoon) Meeting with Swedish Transport Minister (9/7/96 morning) |
Air Taxi |
|
8 |
16/7/96 |
Strasbourg France |
M. Lowry M. Harper |
Minister Principal Officer |
Address European Parliament (afternoon) |
Government Jet —Outwards Commercial —Return |
|
9 |
22-23/7/96 |
Brussels |
M. Lowry P. O'Connor P. Mangan T. Kennington |
Minister Private Sec. Minister Asst. Secretary Principal Officer |
Meeting with Transport Committee (full day 23/7/96) |
Air Taxi |
|
M. Kennelly |
Political Adviser |
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10 |
26-27/9/96 |
Brussels |
M. Lowry P. O'Connor J. Loughrey S. Fitzgerald J. McEntee |
Minister Private Sec. Minister Secretary Asst. Secretary Asst. Principal |
Council of Ministers Telecommunications (Full day — 27/7/96) |
Government Jet —Outward Commercial —Return |
|
A. Doyle |
Minister of State |
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|
F. Stephenson |
Special Adviser to A. Doyle |
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|
M. Kennelly |
Political Adviser |
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|
R. Moore |
Press Adviser |
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11 |
2-4/10/96 |
Luxembourg |
M. Lowry E. Stagg P. O'Connor |
Minister Minister of State Private Sec. Minister |
Transport Council Meeting (2 full days 3-4/10/96) |
Government Jet |
|
M. Dunning |
Private Sec. Minister of State |
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|
J. Loughrey |
Secretary |
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|
J. Lumsden |
Asst. Secretary |
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|
M. Harper |
Principal Officer |
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|
T. Kennington |
Principal Officer |
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|
P. Mangan |
Asst. Secretary |
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12 |
8-16/10/96 |
New York, Orlando USA |
M. Lowry J. McQuaid |
Minister Director T & RT |
Addressing Irish American Chamber of Commerce in New York (evening — 9/10/96) |
Commercial |
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Attending EU Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems in Orlando in capacity as President of EU Transport Council |
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13 |
29/10/96 |
Brussels |
M. Lowry P. O'Connor J. Loughrey S. Fitzgerald T. Reeves |
Minister Private Sec. Minister Secretary Asst. Secretary Asst. Secretary |
Meeting with EU Commissioner Van Miert re Telecoms issues (afternoon 29/10) |
Government Jet |
|
14 |
27-28/11/96 |
Brussels |
M. Lowry A. Doyle E. Ó Conghaile J. McEntee |
Minister Minister of State Higher Executive Officer Director T & RT |
Telecoms Council of Ministers (full day 28/11/96) |
Government Jet —Outward Commercial —Return |
|
S. Fitzgerald |
Asst. Secretary |
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|
P. O'Connor |
Private Sec. Minister |
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|
F. Stephenson |
Special Adviser to A. Doyle |
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|
A. Edgehill |
Programme Manager |
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|
R. Moore |
Press Adviser |
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|
M. Kennelly |
Political Adviser |
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|
J. Loughrey |
Secretary |
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15 |
11-12/12/96 |
Brussels |
A. Dukes E. Stagg J. Loughrey |
Minister Minister of State Secretary |
Transport Council (full day 12/12/96) |
Government Jet |
|
P. O'Connor |
Private Sec. Minister |
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M. Dunning |
Private Sec. Min. of State |
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P. Mangan |
Asst. Secretary |
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|
R. Moore |
Press Adviser |
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|
M. Harper |
Principal Officer |
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|
J. Lumsden |
Asst. Secretary |
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|
D. O'Donoghue |
Asst. Principal |
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16 |
17/12/96 |
Brussels |
A. Dukes J. Loughrey M. Brennan |
Minister Secretary Principal Officer |
Addressing Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (afternoon) |
Government Jet |
|
17 |
18/12/96 |
Brussels |
A. Dukes J. Loughrey S. Fitzgerald |
Minister Secretary Asst. Secretary |
Telecommunications Council (afternoon) |
Government Jet |
|
R. Moore |
Press Adviser |
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|
J. McEntee |
Asst. Principal |
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|
P. O'Connor |
Private Sec. Minister |
