Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 February 2005
344 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the occasions between June and September 2004 on which the Government jet was used to carry the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to conferences and trips abroad; the destination and duration of the trips; the number of persons carried on each occasion; and the cost of each of the trips. [3168/05]
View answerThe Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government availed of the ministerial air transport service on one occasion between June and September 2004. The Minister and six officials travelled by Learjet from Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, to Luxembourg on 27 June 2004, and returned from Luxembourg to Baldonnel on 28 June 2004. This involved a total flying time of three hours and ten minutes. The manufacturer's estimated direct hourly flying cost for the Learjet is approximately €1,000 per hour.
