Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
938. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the usage of the Government jet from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012, to include the Minister, the country visited, the event attended and the cost to the State of each journey. [34487/13]
View answerThe Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) is primarily provided by the Gulfstream IV and Learjet 45 aircraft, which were specifically acquired for that purpose. The details sought by the Deputy are as set out in the following tabular statement. The purpose of each trip is a matter for the individual Department and is not included in the details held by my Department.
Learjet 2012
|
Date |
Return Date |
Min.Time on Board |
Route |
Department |
Passengers |
|
11/01/2012 |
12/01/2012 |
300 |
Baldonnel - Vienna - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) |
Tánaiste plus 5 |
|
18/01/2012 |
18/01/2012 |
250 |
Baldonnel - Berlin - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 6 |
|
23/01/2012 |
24/01/2012 |
250 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Frankfurt - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 6 |
|
26/01/2012 |
29/01/2012 |
725 |
Baldonnel - Naples - Tel Aviv - Naples - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) |
Tánaiste plus 6 |
|
09/02/2012 |
09/02/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 3 |
|
20/02/2012 |
21/02/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
MOS Finance |
MOS plus 4 |
|
24/02/2012 |
24/02/2012 |
385 |
Baldonnel - Tunis - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) |
Tánaiste plus 3 |
|
08/03/2012 |
09/03/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Environment, Community & Local Government |
Minister plus 5 |
|
12/03/2012 |
13/03/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 3 |
|
29/03/2012 |
30/03/2012 |
240 |
Baldonnel - Copenhagen - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 6 |
|
23/04/2012 |
23/04/2012 |
200 |
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) |
Tánaiste plus 4 |
|
01/05/2012 |
02/05/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 4 |
|
06/05/2012 |
07/05/2012 |
330 |
Baldonnel - Warsaw - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 4 |
|
14/05/2012 |
15/05/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 5 |
|
21/06/2012 |
22/06/2012 |
200 |
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel |
Finance/Health |
Minister x 2 plus 5 |
|
06/09/2012 |
08/09/2012 |
650 |
Baldonnel - Northolt - Naples - Paphos - Naples - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) |
Tánaiste plus 5 |
|
01/10/2012 |
01/10/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Environment, Community & Local Government |
Minister plus 3 |
|
08/10/2012 |
09/10/2012 |
200 |
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 3 |
|
14/10/2012 |
15/10/2012 |
200 |
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) / MOS European Affairs |
Tánaiste, MOS plus 4 |
|
25/10/2012 |
26/10/2012 |
200 |
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel |
Justice, Equality & Law Reform |
Minister plus 6 |
|
05/11/2012 |
07/11/2012 |
700 |
Baldonnel - Naples - Larnaca - Naples - Baldonnel |
Public Expenditure & Reform |
Minister plus 4 |
|
12/11/2012 |
13/11/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 3 |
|
18/11/2012 |
19/11/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Defence |
Minister plus 4 |
|
20/11/2012 |
21/11/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 3 |
|
26/11/2012 |
27/11/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 4 |
|
03/12/2012 |
04/12/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 5 |
|
06/12/2012 |
07/12/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Justice & Equality / Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation / Health |
Minister x 3 plus 6 |
|
10/12/2012 |
11/12/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) |
Tánaiste plus 5 |
|
12/12/2012 |
13/12/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 4 |
Gulfstream IV 2012
|
Date |
Return Date |
Min. Time on Board |
Route |
Department |
Passengers |
|
12/01/2012 |
12/01/2012 |
120 |
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 8 |
|
25/01/2012 |
27/01/2012 |
240 |
Baldonnel - Zurich - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 8 |
|
30/01/2012 |
30/01/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / MOS Taoiseach |
Taoiseach, MOS plus 11 |
|
08/02/2012 |
09/02/2012 |
790 |
Baldonnel - Teteboro - Whiteplains - Teteboro - Dublin |
An Taoiseach / Enterprise/Trade & Innovation |
Taoiseach, Minister plus 11 |
|
15/02/2012 |
17/02/2012 |
835 |
Baldonnel - Teteboro - White Plains - Teteboro - Boston - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 9 |
|
23/02/2012 |
24/02/2012 |
385 |
Baldonnel - Berlin - Rome - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 7 |
|
29/02/2012 |
02/03/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Finance / MOS Taoiseach |
Taoiseach, Minister, MOS plus 9 |
|
15/03/2012 |
21/03/2012 |
1050 |
Baldonnel - Chicago - Southbend - Whiteplains - Washington - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 14 |
|
12/03/2012 |
12/03/2012 |
120 |
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 8 |
|
26/04/2012 |
27/04/2012 |
200 |
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel |
Agriculture, Marine & Food / Justice & Equality |
Minister x 2 plus 12 |
|
23/05/2012 |
24/05/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) |
Taoiseach, Tánaiste plus 10 |
|
11/06/2012 |
14/06/2012 |
840 |
Baldonnel - Yerevan - Tbilisi - Batumi - Baku - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) |
Tánaiste plus 13 |
|
22/06/2012 |
22/06/2012 |
185 |
Baldonnel - Edinburgh - Cork - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
Taoiseach, Minister plus 10 |
|
25/06/2012 |
25/06/2012 |
200 |
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) |
Tánaiste plus 6 |
|
28/06/2012 |
29/06/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / MOS Taoiseach |
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, MOS plus 11 |
|
09/07/2012 |
11/07/2012 |
680 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Larnaca - Baldonnel |
Finance/Health |
Minister x 2 plus 7 |
|
17/07/2012 |
17/07/2012 |
210 |
Baldonnel - Frankfurt - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 6 |
|
23/07/2012 |
24/07/2012 |
495 |
Baldonnel - Berlin - Rome - Budapest - Baldonnel |
Agriculture, Marine & Food |
Minister plus 6 |
|
27/07/2012 |
28/07/2012 |
120 |
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 5 |
|
11/09/2012 |
15/09/2012 |
775 |
Baldonnel - Paris - Berlin - Rome - Larnaca - Baldonnel |
Finance |
Minister plus 10 |
|
21/09/2012 |
22/09/2012 |
340 |
Baldonnel - Rome - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 6 |
|
03/10/2012 |
03/10/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / Finance / Public Expenditure & Reform / Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation / Social Protection / Communications, Energy & Natural Resources / Environment, Community & Local Government / Agriculture, Food & Marine / Transport, Tourism & Sport / MOS European Affairs |
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister x 7, MOS plus 9 |
|
09/10/2012 |
09/10/2012 |
190 |
Baldonnel - Paris - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) |
Tánaiste plus 5 |
|
11/10/2012 |
14/10/2012 |
905 |
Baldonnel - Philadelphia - Cleveland - Knock - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 8 |
|
18/10/2012 |
19/10/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste / MOS European Affairs |
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, MOS plus 12 |
|
22/10/2012 |
22/10/2012 |
190 |
Baldonnel - Paris - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / MOS Food, Horticulture & Food Safety |
Taoiseach, MOS plus 8 |
|
25/10/2012 |
26/10/2012 |
250 |
Baldonnel - Berlin - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) |
Tánaiste plus 8 |
|
01/11/2012 |
01/11/2012 |
250 |
Baldonnel - Berlin - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 8 |
|
07/11/2012 |
08/11/2012 |
395 |
Baldonnel - Budapest - Vienna - Berlin - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 7 |
|
19/11/2012 |
20/11/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / MOS European Affairs |
Tánaiste, MOS plus 10 |
|
22/11/2012 |
23/11/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / Agriculture, Food & Marine / MOS European Affairs |
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister, MOS plus 12 |
|
26/11/2012 |
26/11/2012 |
100 |
Baldonnel - Cardiff - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / Children & Youth Affairs |
Taoiseach, Minister plus 8 |
|
28/11/2012 |
29/11/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Agriculture, Food & Marine / Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation |
Minister x2 plus 9 |
|
10/12/2012 |
10/12/2012 |
260 |
Baldonnel - Oslo - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach |
Taoiseach plus 6 |
|
13/12/2012 |
14/12/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
An Taoiseach / MOS European Affairs |
Taoiseach, MOS plus 10 |
|
16/12/2012 |
17/12/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel |
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / MOS European Affairs |
Tánaiste, MOS plus 6 |
|
20/12/2012 |
20/12/2012 |
180 |
Baldonnel - Brussels - Dublin |
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
Minister plus 9 |
In relation to costs, my Department follows the normal practice in the aviation business of costing aircraft by reference to the average cost per flying hour under each of two headings as set out in the following table.
The direct cost, which includes costs which are additional to those associated with having the aircraft and which only arise when the aircraft is flown, including maintenance, fuel and support services; and
The total cost, which is the direct cost plus the costs associated with having the aircraft, including depreciation and personnel costs.
For clarity, an additional column has been included in the table showing the cost associated with having the aircraft regardless of whether it is flown.
|
- |
Average Associated Cost of having the aircraft per Hour - € |
Average Direct Cost Per Hour - € |
Average Total Cost Per Hour - € |
|
Gulfstream |
520 |
3,270 |
3,790 |
|
Learjet |
2,260 |
1,940 |
4,200 |
These costs are currently being reviewed by my Department and revised figures will be published shortly.
The Programme for Government contained a commitment to introducing a new code of practice for the use of the Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS), ensuring transparent and cost effective travel. In line with this commitment, information relating to the MATS is now published on my Department’s website and this information is updated on a monthly basis.
