Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
304 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost and frequency of travel per month since the beginning of this new Government by Ministers and Ministers of State by means of bus transport, rail transport or air transport by Department and by Minister involved in the travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29148/08]
View answerThe following table provides the relevant details of the air travel undertaken by myself and other Ministers at my Department, including my predecessor, since June 2007. As the Deputy may be aware, the cost of the Government Jet is charged to the Vote of the Department of Defence. Rail travel costs totalling €128 were incurred by Minister of State, Peter Power T.D. in May 2008. No expenses were incurred as a result of bus transport in the period.
|
Number of Trips |
Month |
Details of Air Travel |
|
4 |
May 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
3 |
June 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
June 2008 |
€1,251.91 |
|
1 |
July 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
Number of Trips |
Month |
Details of Air Travel |
|
2 |
June 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
July 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
3 |
September 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
3 |
October 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
2 |
November 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
2 |
November 2007 |
€3,317.86 |
|
1 |
December 2007 |
€382.81 |
|
1 |
December 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
January 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
February 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
3 |
March 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
March |
€8,153.69 |
|
1 |
April 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
April 2008 |
€7,891.30 |
|
1 |
May 2008 |
€2,747.99 |
|
Number of Trips |
Month |
Details of Air Travel |
|
1 |
June 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
July 2007 |
€378.71 |
|
1 |
September 2007 |
€2,856.79 |
|
1 |
September 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
October 2007 |
€120.44 |
|
5 |
November 2007 |
€13,730.64 |
|
1 |
January 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
2 |
February 2008 |
€1,843.09 |
|
2 |
March 2008 |
€6,917.40 |
|
1 |
June 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
June 2008 |
€946.37 |
|
1 |
July 2008 |
€4,261.23 |
|
Number of Trips |
Month |
Details of Air Travel |
|
1 |
July 2007 |
€6,053 |
|
1 |
July 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
October 2007 |
€375 |
|
2 |
December 2007 |
€2,229 |
|
1 |
December 2007 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
January 2008 |
€7,387 |
|
1 |
February 2008 |
€777 |
|
1 |
March 2008 |
€204 |
|
1 |
April 2008 |
€2,550 |
|
Number of Trips |
Month |
Details of Air Travel |
|
2 |
May 2008 |
€7,317 |
|
1 |
May 2008 |
Government Jet |
|
1 |
June 2008 |
€4,867 |
