Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2005
215 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the foreign conferences attended by him since June 2002; and the number of public servants and others included in the entourage for each such conference. [30815/05]
View answerI have attended nine foreign conferences since my appointment to Government. The details requested by the Deputy are outlined in the following table.
|
Location |
Dates of Travel |
Conference |
Entourage |
|
Portugal |
6-8 December 2002 |
OSCE Conference |
Minister, Minister’s Wife, Private Secretary |
|
Boston |
24-27 April 2003 |
Convention of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann |
Minister, Private Secretary, Secretary General |
|
Cardiff |
2 October 2003 |
Y Ffwrwm Living Culture Conference |
Minister, Private Secretary, Assistant Secretary |
|
Salzburg |
12-14 November 2003 |
European Conference on Rural Development |
Minister, Private Secretary, Secretary General, Assistant Secretary |
|
Brussels |
25 February 2004 |
Seminar on Future of the Politics of Cohesion |
Minister, Private Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Principal Officer |
|
Cardiff |
29 April 2004 |
Changing Definitions of Rural Affairs |
Minister, Private Secretary, Principal Officer |
|
Sofia-Finland |
2-6 May 2004 |
Islands Conference |
Minister, Private Secretary, Principal Officer, Media Adviser |
|
Brussels |
30-31 May 2005 |
Insular General Meeting — Islands Conference |
Minister, Private Secretary, Principal Officer, Media Adviser |
|
Indiana |
29 September-1 October 2005 |
“Why Irish” Seminar, Notre Dame |
Minister, Private Secretary, Principal Officer |
