The table provides details of the cost of transport hire in respect of myself and my staff for attendance at meetings since my appointment as Minister for Finance. Car hire for the trips outlined was arranged by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Year
|
Purposes and location of car hire
|
Cost
|
|
|
€
|
2004
|
Attending ECOFIN meetings in Brussels
|
1,562
|
2005
|
Attending ECOFIN meetings in Brussels
St Patrick’s Day programme in Atlanta/Savannah
Attending function at the Irish College Leuvene Brussels
Beijing ASEM meetings
Meeting with the German Finance Minister in Berlin
Attending a meeting in Washington in relation to IMF and World Bank matters.
Attending ECOFIN meeting in Luxembourg
|
21,446
|
2006
|
Attending ECOFIN meetings in Brussels
St Patrick’s Day programme Australia
Attending European Council meeting Brussels
Attending ECOFIN meetings in Luxembourg.
|
13,204
|
2007 year to date
|
Attending ECOFIN meetings in Brussels
Attending NDP Business Breakfast in Belfast
St Patrick’s Day programme in Chicago
Attending European Council meeting in Brussels
|
18,021
|