Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
349. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times 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 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. [5246/24]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in relation to the international visits I have undertaken on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government is provided in the table below.
|
Year |
Date |
Location |
Flight Cost |
Accommodation Cost |
Number of Nights |
Purpose |
|
2021 |
December 1 |
London |
€162.82 |
€311.13 |
1 |
British Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIICG) |
|
|
December 8 |
Brussels |
€138.43 |
€688.51 |
2 |
JHA Brussels |
|
2022 |
January 23 |
London |
€298.63 |
€289.23 |
1 |
Meeting with UK Justice Secretary |
|
|
February 2 |
Brussels |
Government Jet |
€239.30 |
1 |
JHA Brussels |
|
|
February 27 |
Brussels |
€434.65 |
€124.76 |
1 |
Emergency JHA |
|
|
March 2 |
Brussels |
€230.31 |
€278.38 |
2 |
JHA Brussels |
|
|
March 13 |
Boston - Atlanta Savannah - New York |
€1,454.74 |
€1,417.85 |
5 |
St Patrick's Festival |
|
|
March 28 |
Brussels |
€198.33 |
Nil |
0 |
JHA |
|
|
May 31 |
Brussels |
€181.34 |
Nil |
1 |
CSA Summit |
|
|
June 8 |
Luxembourg |
€268.24 |
€530.00 |
2 |
JHA Luxembourg |
|
|
September 13 |
New York |
€706.61 |
€1,040.00 |
3 |
Ireland for Law events |
|
|
October 6 |
London |
€292.47 |
€446.21 |
1 |
BIIGC London |
|
2023 |
July 19 |
Barcelona - Bilbao |
€279.40 |
€161.32 |
2 |
JHA (informal) |
|
|
September 27 |
Brussels |
€192.39 |
€304.00 |
1 |
JHA Brussels |
|
|
October 18 |
Luxembourg |
€388.61 |
€275.00 |
1 |
JHA Luxembourg |
|
2024 |
January 25 |
Brussels |
€141.98 |
Nil (Cost met by European Council) |
1 |
JHA (informal) |
