Official Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Questions (1535)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

1535. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times that she embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days that she spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by her Department in relation to each trip in tabular form. [40049/22]

Written answers

Minister for Justice

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of visits to foreign countries I have taken on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government is provided in the table below.

Date	Location	Cost (€) incurred by the Department	Details	No. of days
1-2 December 2021	London	846.45	British Irish Intergovernmental Conference	2
9-10 December 2021	Brussels	688.51	Meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council	2
23-24 January 2022	London	893.51	Meeting with British Home Secretary and Justice Secretary	2
1-2 February 2022	Lille	717.90	JHA Council	2
27-28 February 2022	Brussels	1303.95	Emergency JHA Council	2
2-4 March 2022	Brussels	485.04	JHA Council	3
13-19 March 2022	USA	4915.64	Saint Patrick’s Day	7
28 March 2022	Brussels	1116.87	Emergency JHA	1
31 May - 1 June 2022	Rotterdam & Brussels	704.74	The Minister, Special Advisor and Private Secretary travelled from Rotterdam to Brussels for EU Child Sexual Abuse Conference. The Department did not pay for the Minister’s travel to Rotterdam.	2
8-10 June 2022	Luxembourg	502.82	JHA	3