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269 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Defence 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. [25138/96]
The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the following tabular statement. Meetings attended during the course of the trips listed were all in connection with my duties as Minister for Defence.
Use of Air Transport, 1996 — Minister for Defence
|
Date |
Aircraft |
Route |
Passengers |
Purpose |
|
* 11January (returned 20 January) |
Scheduled Flights |
Dublin-London-Bombay- Goa-New Delhi-Dublin |
Mrs. Barrett, Mr. T. Carroll, Secretary, D/Marine, Ms B. Burke, Private Secretary |
Address Confederation of Indian Industry and attend meetings on Defence/Marine business |
|
13 March |
Scheduled Flights |
Dublin-Larnaca-Tel Aviv- Larnaca-Beirut- Damascus |
Mrs. Barrett, Mr. D. O'Callaghan, Secretary, Lt. Gen. G. McMahon, Chief of Staff, Mrs. McMahon, Comdt. S. McCann, PSO COS, Ms B. Burke |
Visit Irish UN Troops — St. Patrick's Day |
|
23 March |
GIV |
Damascus-Dublin |
Mrs. Barrett, Mr. D. O'Callaghan, Ms B. Burke, Comdt. S. McCann |
(Return from above) |
|
28 April(returned 30 April) |
GIV |
Cork-Beirut-Baldonnel |
Mr. D. O'Callaghan, Lt. Gen. G. McMahon, Ms B. Burke, Comdt. S. McCann |
Visit UN Troops following Israeli bombardment |
|
7 May |
Scheduled Flights |
Dublin-Birmingham- Dublin |
Mr. M. O'Donoghue, Asst. Secretary, Ms B. Burke |
WEU meeting |
|
3 November (returned 5 November) |
GIV |
Baldonnel-Zagreb- Sarajevo-Dubrovnik- Brussels |
Mr. D. O'Callaghan, Maj. Gen. W. Dwyer, Adjutant General, Capt. P. Murphy, PSO AG, Ms B. Burke, Ms A. O'Donnell, Special Adviser |
Visit to European Community Monitor Mission |
|
18 November |
GIV |
Baldonnel-Ostend- Baldonnel |
Mrs. M. Barrett, Principal Officer, Ms B. Burke |
WEU meeting |
