Ministerial Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2016

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Questions (719)

Robert Troy

Question:

719. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of overseas trips the Minister of State with responsibility for defence has taken since the formation of the Government; and the precautionary measures taken before each trip. [34407/16]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

Since I was appointed Minister with Responsibility for Defence in May 2016 I have undertaken six overseas trips in total to the following locations: Warsaw (Partnership for Peace), Lebanon (UNIFIL), Sardinia (Pontus), London (UN Peacekeeping Conference), Mali (EUTM Mali) and Brussels (Foreign Affairs Council/Defence).

Where deemed necessary an assessment of the security situation in the location being visited is undertaken by the Defence Forces, as a precautionary measure, before each trip.