Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 February 2022
188. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by her Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff and-or special advisers since 1 January 2018 to date in 2022; and if she will provide a schedule of locations of the travel arranged or advised on, to include the final destination of travel episode, by year, and the full cost of same. [8509/22]
View answerI will write to the Deputy directly with a detailed account of foreign travel arranged for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff, and or special advisors in the period specified.
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Year & Month |
Location |
Cost (€) |
Details |
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2018 |
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January |
Sofia |
3,132.11 |
JHA |
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February |
Manchester & London |
888.4 |
UK visit to examine community/ private sponsorship for refugees |
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March |
Brussels |
444.32 |
JHA |
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March |
Australia |
19,827.17 |
St. Patrick’s Day Programme |
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March |
New York & Pittsburgh |
15774.9 |
St. Patrick’s Day Programme- |
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May |
Stockholm |
1247.99 |
ICMEO Conference |
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May |
Stuttgart |
341.46 |
ECRI Conference in Strasbourg |
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June |
Luxembourg |
1200.08 |
JHA |
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July |
London |
1,138.24 |
British Irish Intergovernmental Council - |
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September |
Vienna |
2,370.92 |
Security and Migration – Promoting Partnership and Resilience Ministerial Conference - |
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September |
London |
423.99 |
Visit to meet with UK APPG |
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October |
Luxembourg |
4,059.17 |
Ministerial visit |
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November |
London |
1,357.98 |
Remembrance Day |
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December |
Brussels & Marrakech |
9,203.41 |
JHA in Brussels & UN Conference on Global Compact for Migration in Marrakech |
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2019 |
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February |
Bucharest |
996.21 |
JHA |
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March |
New York |
1,937.58 |
St. Patrick’s Day Programme |
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March |
Atlanta & Savannah |
5770.28 |
St. Patrick’s Day Programme |
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May |
London |
727.18 |
British Irish Intergovernmental Council |
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June |
Luxembourg |
8072.74 |
JHA |
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July |
Helsinki |
3,454.47 |
JHA Helsinki (via London) |
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July |
Paris |
1,223.87 |
Paris Meeting on Migration |
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September |
London |
673.08 |
Opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales |
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September |
Paris |
1970.87 |
ECRI event |
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October |
Cyprus |
4,399.32 |
Presidential State Visit |
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October |
Luxembourg |
N/A |
JHA Government jet |
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December |
Brussels |
1,777.52 |
JHA |
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December |
London |
476.33 |
Irish Youth Foundation event |
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December |
Geneva |
1638.38 |
CERD |
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December |
Geneva |
2442.67 |
Global Refugee Forum |
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2020 |
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February |
Brussels |
365.17 |
JHA |
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March |
Brussels |
241.98 |
JHA |
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2021 |
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August |
Brussels |
307.16 |
JHA |
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December |
London |
846.45 |
British Irish Intergovernmental Council - |
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December |
Brussels |
688.51 |
JHA |
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Venice |
Venice |
146.44 |
Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Justice |
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2022 |
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January |
London |
893.51 |
Meeting with British Home Secretary and Justice Secretary |
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February |
Lille |
717.90 |
JHA |
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March |
Brussels |
Not yet available |
JHA |
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March |
USA |
Not yet available |
Saint Patrick’s Day |
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March |
Prague & Budapest |
425.07 |
Saint Patrick’s Day |
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March |
Brussels |
Not yet available |
Emergency JHA |
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May |
New York |
1,668.78 |
UN International Migration Review Forum |
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May |
Rotterdam & Brussels |
Not yet available |
The Department did not pay for the Minister’s travel to Rotterdam. Minister, Special Advisor and Private Secretary travelled from Rotterdam to Brussels for EU Child Sexual Abuse Conference |
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June |
Luxembourg |
Not yet available |
JHA |
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June |
Stockholm |
1,321.72 |
UN Stockholm+50 Meeting |
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