Official Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Questions (644)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

644. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times that he 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 he spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by his Department in relation to each trip in tabular form. [40048/22]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The Deputy will be aware that foreign travel on behalf of the State is a fundamental aspect of Government duties. As part of those duties and since the formation of Government, I have travelled on five (5) occasions:

Outward	Return	Destination	Days	No of delegates including Minister	Associated Travel and Accommodation costs
08/02/2022	09/02/2022	Brussels	1	4	€2,629.90
27/02/2022	28/02/2022	Paris	1	5	€3,656.00
06/03/2022	08/03/2022	Nice	2	6	€6,758.27
12/03/2022	19/03/2022	Abu Dhabi/Dubai	7	3	€5,010.89*
14/06/2022	16/06/2022	Helsinki	2	3	€1,525.96**

* Reflects costs so far - Waiting on additional details from the Department of Foreign Affairs who paid for the service.

** Reflects costs so far - Waiting on details from Embassy who paid for the service.