Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024
478. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [2637/24]
View answerPlease find attached the following:
• A schedule of official flights taken by the Minister in 2023 and the flight cost along with the hotel and cost per night (Minister’s Schedule 2023.doc).
• A schedule of official flights taken by all accompanying staff and advisors and the flight cost (PQ Schedule of accompanying staff.doc). Responsibility for the payment of hotel costs in respect of all staff rests with the individual and is claimed from the NSSO in accordance with the rates of subsistence allowance payable to civil servants in respect of absences abroad.
|
Trip No. |
DATE |
Flight Cost |
ROUTE DESTINATION |
Hotel |
Cost per night |
|
1 |
29/01/2023 |
€395.99 |
Brussels |
Aloft Schuman Hotel |
159.24 |
|
2 |
14/03/2023 |
€4,413.94 |
Wellington Auckland San Francisco Franfurt Brussels |
Novotel Christchurch Hotel |
394.38 |
|
The Grand by SkyCity, 90 Federal Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland. |
397.6 |
||||
|
Bolton Hotel, 12 Bolton Street, Wellington Central. |
459.89 |
||||
|
3 |
18/03/2023 |
€222.15 |
Brussels |
Aloft Hotel |
177.74 |
|
4 |
24/04/2023 |
€122.90 |
Luxembourg |
Royale Hotel, Luxembourg |
270 |
|
5 |
13/05/2023 |
€6,675.00 |
Dubai Beijing Shanghai Dubai |
Hotel New Otani, Beijing / Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai |
* |
|
6 |
29/05/2023 |
€837.59 |
Brussels |
Aloft Hotel |
201 |
|
7 |
11/06/2023 |
€944.08 |
Stockholm London |
** |
|
|
8 |
25/06/2023 |
€527.10 |
Luxembourg |
Royale Hotel, Luxembourg |
270 |
|
9 |
16/07/2023 |
€1,286.95 |
Madrid Vigo Madrid |
Gran Hotel Nagari Boutque & Spa |
** |
|
10 |
24/07/2023 |
€664.60 |
Brussels London |
Aloft Schuman |
182.24 |
|
11 |
10/09/2023 |
€8,081.53 |
Frankfurt Abuja Lagos Frankfurt |
Eko Hotel |
* |
|
12 |
03/09/2023 |
€417.00 |
Madrid Seville |
** |
|
|
13 |
26/09/2023 |
€401.90 |
Brussels |
Hotel Kolbe |
* |
|
14 |
18/09/2023 |
€202.47 |
Brussels |
N/A - same day return. |
N/A |
|
15 |
22/10/2023 |
€353.33 |
Luxembourg |
Royale Hotel, Luxembourg |
364 |
|
16 |
30/10/2023 |
€4,538.14 |
Istanbul Seoul Istanbul |
Plaza Hotel |
* |
|
17 |
19/11/2023 |
€512.05 |
Brussels |
Aloft Hotel |
150.24 |
|
18 |
10/12/2023 |
€438.32 |
Brussels |
Aloft Hotel |
175.24 |
|
The Thon |
309.24 |
||||
|
19 |
07/12/2023 |
€5,285.30 |
London Dubai Abu Dhabi Brussels |
The Clermont Hotel London/Vida Hills Hotel Dubai |
* |
|
Trip No |
Official |
Flight Cost |
ROUTE DESTINATION |
|
1 |
Official 1 |
€396.00 |
Brussels |
|
1 |
Official 2 |
€395.99 |
Brussels |
|
1 |
Official 3 |
€395.99 |
Brussels |
|
1 |
Official 4 |
€396.00 |
Brussels |
|
2 |
Official 1 |
€7,894.44 |
Doha Auckland Wellington Melbourne Doha Brussels |
|
2 |
Official 2 |
€7,586.93 |
Doha Auckland Wellington Melbourne Doha Brussels |
|
2 |
Official 3 |
€7,132.92 |
Doha Auckland Wellington Melbourne Doha Brussels |
|
3 |
Official 1 |
€234.33 |
Brussels |
|
3 |
Official 2 |
€234.33 |
Brussels |
|
3 |
Official 3 |
€681.97 |
Brussels |
|
3 |
Official 4 |
€681.77 |
Brussels |
|
4 |
Official 1 |
€133.65 |
Luxembourg |
|
4 |
Official 2 |
€128.21 |
Luxembourg |
|
4 |
Official 3 |
€133.61 |
Luxembourg |
|
5 |
Official 1 |
€3,576.39 |
Dubai Beijing Shanghai Dubai |
|
5 |
Official 2 |
€3,776.11 |
Dubai Beijing Shanghai Dubai |
|
5 |
Official 3 |
€3,579.34 |
Dubai Beijing Shanghai Dubai |
|
5 |
Official 4 |
€3,579.34 |
Dubai Beijing Shanghai Dubai |
|
5 |
Official 5 |
€6,675.00 |
Dubai Beijing Shanghai Dubai |
|
6 |
Official 1 |
€810.68 |
Brussels |
|
6 |
Official 2 |
€897.51 |
Brussels |
|
6 |
Official 3 |
€817.00 |
Brussels |
|
7 |
Official 1 |
€944.95 |
Stockholm London |
|
7 |
Official 2 |
€944.07 |
Stockholm London |
|
8 |
Official 3 |
€527.17 |
Luxembourg |
|
8 |
Official 4 |
€558.33 |
Luxembourg |
|
8 |
Official 5 |
€568.63 |
Luxembourg |
|
8 |
Official 6 |
€558.30 |
Luxembourg |
|
9 |
Official 1 |
€983.51 |
Madrid Vigo Madrid |
|
9 |
Official 2 |
€816.39 |
Madrid Vigo Madrid |
|
10 |
Official 1 |
€572.78 |
Brussels London |
|
10 |
Official 2 |
€520.96 |
Brussels London |
|
11 |
Official 1 |
€2,921.58 |
Frankfurt Abuja Lagos Amsterdam |
|
11 |
Official 2 |
€2,921.58 |
Frankfurt Abuja Lagos Amsterdam |
|
11 |
Official 3 |
€1,459.67 |
Frankfurt Abuja Lagos Frankfurt |
|
11 |
Official 4 |
€8,171.44 |
Frankfurt Abuja Lagos Frankfurt |
|
11 |
Official 5 |
€1,459.67 |
Frankfurt Abuja Lagos Frankfurt |
|
11 |
Official 6 |
€2,214.67 |
Frankfurt Abuja Dakar Paris |
|
11 |
Official 7 |
€2,214.67 |
Frankfurt Abuja Dakar Paris |
|
12 |
Official 1 |
€385.95 |
Madrid Seville |
|
12 |
Official 2 |
€385.95 |
Madrid Seville |
|
13 |
Official 1 |
€401.90 |
Rome |
|
14 |
Official 1 |
€194.63 |
Brussels |
|
15 |
Official 1 |
€368.03 |
Luxembourg |
|
15 |
Official 2 |
€329.51 |
Luxembourg |
|
15 |
Official 3 |
€360.59 |
Luxembourg |
|
15 |
Official 4 |
€380.28 |
Luxembourg |
|
16 |
Official 1 |
€7,018.38 |
Helsinki Seoul Istanbul |
|
16 |
Official 2 |
€2,866.01 |
Istanbul Seoul Kuala Lumpur |
|
16 |
Official 3 |
€4,538.14 |
Istanbul Seoul Istanbul |
|
16 |
Official 4 |
€4,538.14 |
Istanbul Seoul Istanbul |
|
17 |
Official 1 |
€512.05 |
Brussels |
|
17 |
Official 2 |
€553.50 |
Brussels |
|
17 |
Official 3 |
€512.05 |
Brussels |
|
17 |
Official 4 |
€512.05 |
Brussels |
|
18 |
Official 1 |
€491.18 |
Brussels |
|
19 |
Official 1 |
€5,194.65 |
London Dubai Abu Dhabi Brussels |
|
19 |
Official 2 |
€2,411.98 |
London Dubai Abu Dhabi |
|
19 |
Official 3 |
€531.81 |
Brussels |
|
19 |
Official 4 |
€671.71 |
Brussels |
|
19 |
Official 5 |
€758.22 |
Brussels |
|
19 |
Official 6 |
€618.62 |
Brussels |
