Ministerial Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 November 2019

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Questions (82, 83)

Thomas Byrne

Question:

82. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the name of each person who flew on the Government aircraft to the EPP conference in Zagreb, Croatia. [49195/19]

Thomas Byrne

Question:

83. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of using the Government aircraft to travel to Zagreb to the EPP congress [49214/19]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Defence

I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together.

The Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) provides the Government and the President with an independent, flexible and effective air transport service to assist in meeting national and international obligations.

Information relating to the Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) is published on my Department’s website and is updated on a monthly basis. In advance of the next update, the MATS details sought by the Deputy are set out as follows.

Date	Ministerial Time on Board (Minutes)	Route	Department	Passengers
20/11/2019	595	Baldonnel - Zegreb - Baldonnel	Taoiseach	Taoiseach, MoS Plus 6

The costs associated with CASA Maritime Patrol Aircraft used in provision of Ministerial Air Transport Service are as follows:

Aircraft	Average Fixed Costs Per Hour €	Average Variable Costs Per Hour €	Average Total Costs Per Hour €
CASA CN235	1,290	1,860	3,150