Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024
350. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of official flights and costs of same taken by him in 2023; if a schedule will be provided of all hotels he stayed in in 2023, including hotel name and cost per night while on official State business; and if the same information will be provided in respect of all accompanying staff and advisors. [2647/24]
View answerThe details requested are outlined in the following table. The full costs related to flights and hotels for each instance of my foreign travel in 2023 are also available and regularly updated on my Departments OpenData website opendata.housing.gov.ie/dataset/ministerial-travel-2023
|
Minister |
Date of travel from |
Date of return |
Destination |
Purpose |
Total costs of Flights (€) |
Total costs of Hotel (€) |
Hotel Name |
Number of accompanying staff and advisors |
|
Darragh O'Brien |
10/03/2023 |
19/03/2023 |
Atlanta & Savannah |
St Patrick's Day programme. |
7,794.27 |
7,417.08 |
Kimpton Shane in Atlanta & Kimpton Brice in Savannah |
3 |
|
Darragh O'Brien |
08/06/2023 |
09/06/2023 |
Barcelona |
Housing Europe Conference. |
1191.44 |
824.70 |
Hotel Concordia |
2 |
|
Darragh O'Brien |
15/10/2023 |
20/10/2023 |
Atlanta & Charlotte |
Representing the Government at a Commemorative Ceremony in Andersonville and trade events in North Carolina. |
6,081.87 |
TBC- DFA responsible for booking |
TBC - DFA responsible for booking |
2 |
|
Darragh O'Brien |
24/09/2023 |
28/09/2023 |
Boston & London |
Representing the Government at a Good Friday Agreement Commemorative Event in Boston and opening the YPO Conference in the Embassy in London. |
1,0224.41 |
3,104.58 |
The Clermont Victoria Hotel & Fairmont Copley Plaza |
2 |
|
Darragh O'Brien |
03/12/2023 |
04/12/2023 |
Brussels |
Meeting with Commissioners. |
1,960.64 |
524.00 |
Martins Brussels EU |
3 |
