I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to PQ 40054/22, Dáil Number 527, which sets out the requested information for the period from my appointment as Minister up to 26 July 2022 and PQ 2653/24, Dáil Number 320, which sets out the requested information for the period covering 1 January 2023 to date.
The remaining information requested by the Deputy for the period covering 27 July 2022 to 31 December 2022, which is not included in the above referenced PQ replies, is set out in the table.
Details of my expenses are published on my Department's website www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/e9c55-ministerial-expenses/#:~:text=The%20Department%20of%20Tourism%2C%20Culture,Reform%20guidance%20on%20such%20matters.
These include travel and subsistence costs in respect of domestic and foreign travel. Personal expenses incurred by accompanying officials are claimed by the individual officers in accordance with applicable Civil Service procedures. Where accommodation costs were charged directly to the Department these are set out in the table below.
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Dates of travel
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Destination
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Transport Costs
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Accommodation costs paid by D/TCAGSM
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Total in Travelling Party
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20/10/22-23/10/22
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New York, USA
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€3,792
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€2,978
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4
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7/11/22-8/11/22
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London, England
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€2,510
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€1,702
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5
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28/11/22-29/11/22
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Brussels, Belgium
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€2,564
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€987
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4
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All flights were booked in accordance with Government Guidelines. My Department makes an annual payment to the Climate Action Fund scheme, administered by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to offset emissions for travel on commercial flights, in accordance with Circular 01/2020 (D/PER).
