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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 15 Apr 1997

Vol. 477 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Travel.

Noel Dempsey

Question:

167 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the cost, dates and persons who accompained him at State expense in relation to all trips outside the State since January 1995. [9766/97]

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Duration

Destination

Persons Accompanying Minister

Cost

£

3-5 February 1995

Arles, France

3 Officials:

459

N Behan

A Byrne

N Callan

8-18 March 1995

Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne

2 Officials:

25,734

N Behan

B O'Donoghue

4-7 April 1995

Berlin

3 Officials:

3,202

N Behan

A Byrne

N Callan

30 May 1995

Derry

1 Official:

N Behan

21-23 June 1995

Luxembourg

4 Officials:

2,275

N Behan

N Callan

J Humphreys

J Ryan

24-30 September 1995

Boston/Washington/Baltimore

2 Officials:

14,857

N Behan

A Byrne

5-6 October 1995

Luxembourg*

4 Officials:

2,163

N Behan

N Callan

J Humphreys

B Linehan

20-25 October 1995

Seville

3 Officials:

5,590

N Behan

A Byrne

N Callan

Sofia

3 Officials:

N Behan

N Callan

J Humphreys

5-6 December 1995

Vienna

3 Officials:

1,101

N Behan

N Callan

T Collins

17-18 December 1995

Brussels

5 Officials:

1,721

N Behan

M Doyle

J Humphreys

B Linehan

F O'Coigligh

19-20 February 1996

Paris

4 Officials:

2,383

N Behan

A Byrne

M Doyle

G Tallon

3-4 March 1996

Brussels

3 Officials:

982

N Behan

N Callan

B Linehan

13-18 March 1996

Toronto

1 Official:

7,902

N Behan

25 April — 3 May 1996

Johannesburg/Capetown

2 Officials:

20,447

N Behan

A Byrne

20-21 May 1996

London

2 Officials:

2,363.62

N Callan

E Markey

30 May — 2 June 1996

Stockholm/Helsinki

3 Officials:

4,595

N Behan

N Callan

T Collins

6 June 1996

Brussels

2 Officials:

N Behan

T Collins

11-14 June 1996

Istanbul

3 Officials:

1,007

N Behan

A Byrne

J O'Connor

24-26 June 1996

Luxembourg/Brussels

3 Officials:

2,792

N Behan

N Callan

J Humphreys

16-18 July 1996

Geneva

2 Officials:

3,412

N Behan

N Callan

15-16 September 1996

Brussels

2 Officials:

770

N Behan

N Callan

25 September 1996

Brussels

3 Officials:

567

N Behan

N Callan

J Humphreys

29-30 September 1996

Geneva

2 Officials:

1,698

N Behan

N Callan

4-5 October 1996

Berlin

2 Officials:

968

N Behan

N Callan

9-11 October 1996

Lisbon

2 Officials:

1,448

N Behan

J Cullen

14-15 October 1996

Luxembourg

Minister of State McManus

3,226

4 Officials:

N Behan

N Callan

J Humphreys

M Murphy

20-21 October 1996

Stockholm

2 Officials:

2,710

N Behan

M. Egan

12-18 November 1996

Buenos Aires

3 Officials:

22,626

N Behan

T Collins

J Humphreys

24-29 November 1996

Costa Rica

3 Officials:

18,726

N Behan

A Byrne

N Callan

8-10 December 1996

Brussels

Minister of State McManus

2,207**

10 Officials:

N Behan

B Brangan

N Callan

T Collins

J Humphreys

B Linehan

M Murphy

O Ryan

J Sadlier

G Tallon

2-6 February 1997

Nairobi

3 Officials:

12,746

N Behan

A Byrne

N Callan

1-3 March 1997

Brussels*

5 Officials:

1,918

N Behan

N Callan

D Enright

J Humphreys

L Kelly

6-10 April 1997

New York

3 Officials:

6,952**

N Behan

A Byrne

N Callan

1. Costs in respect of the Government jet are not included.
2. Refunds payable by the EU for air travel in the cases marked * are allowed for in the costing.
3. Cost marked ** exclude some outstanding hotel bills.
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