The mission of the Army Equitation School, as assigned to it on its establishment in 1926, is to promote the Irish horse abroad through the participation in international competition. The school has discharged this task with considerable distinction down through the years by competing in national and international events in show-jumping and three day eventing. Details of the travel and other costs incurred by members of the Army Equitation School on an annual basis since 2006, whilst travelling to national and international competitions, are set out in the tabular statement below. For each year, the total cost is broken down in the manner in which the data is recorded by my Department.
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Jan to Sep 2011
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Motor Travel
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€13,829.98
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€15,483.09
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€10,694.92
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€1,539.76
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Nil
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Nil
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Public Transport
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Nil
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€324.82
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€107.32
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€83.90
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€765.40
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Nil
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Taxi
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€228.00
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€349.71
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€552.51
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€139.21
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€150.59
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€78.03
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Home Subsistence
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€20,769.48
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€31,625.37
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€18,986.78
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€15,387.01
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€17,780.52
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€11,227.39
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Foreign Subsistence
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€97,956.38
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€133,710.35
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€170,732.22
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€86,639.25
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€104,411.39
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€61,917.54
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Incidentals*
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€34,616.22
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€25,387.46
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€70,882.26
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€26,871.11
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€26,415.58
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€11,850.32
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Total
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€167,400.06
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€206,880.80
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€271,956.01
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€130,660.24
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€149,523.48
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€85,073.28
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*Please note that incidentals could include for example vouched costs for accommodation and food.