Official Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024

Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Questions (394)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

394. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times 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. [5235/24]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The following information was provided to the Deputy on 27th July 2022 in my response to PQ No. 40038/22.

Location	Travel Dates	Flight Cost	Accommodation Cost	Notes
2020
Brussels	20 - 22 Sept		264.08	Government Jet
Luxembourg	18 - 21 Oct		265	Government Jet
Brussels	14 - 16 Dec		160.24	Government Jet
2021
Brussels	21 - 23 Mar	NA	206.48	Commercial
Brussels	25 - 28 May	NA	443.56	Government Jet
Portugal (Informal)	13 - 15 June	NA	NA	Commercial
Luxembourg	27 - 30 June	NA	795	Government Transport
Slovenia (Informal)	5 - 7 Sept	NA	NA	Government Transport
Brussels	14 - 16 Nov	NA	373.48	Government Transport
Brussels	11 - 14 Dec	25.91	267.48	Government Transport /return commercial
2022
Brussels	16 - 17 Jan	NA	130.74	Government Transport
Strasbourg (Informal)	6 - 8 Feb	NA	NA	Government Transport
Brussels	20 - 21 Feb	342.75	154.74	Commercial
Brussels	20 - 21 Mar	382.44	137.74	Commercial
Luxembourg	6 - 7 Apr	819.9	265	Commercial Minister McConalogue travelled Dublin to Paris for a meeting and then onto Luxembourg at an additional cost of €226.45 to above.
Brussels	24 - 25 May	265	170	Commercial
Luxembourg	12 - 13 June	279.89	265	Commercial. Minister travelled to Council at own expense .
Brussels	18-Jul	540.29	172.74	Commercial
Trade Missions
Location	Number of days	Dates	Flight Costs	Accommodation Costs
EXPO 2020 Dubai & Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	6	12th Feb – 18th Feb	€1,839.09	€1,080
4 Flights
Economy Class
Chicago, Columbus, Ohio Washington D.C.	6	22nd April – 28th April	€1,694.59	€564 Chicago
4 Flights	*US $558
Economy Class	Washington D.C.

The following table sets out details of my foreign trips on behalf of the state since 27th July 2022.

Location	Travel Date	Flight Cost	Accommodation Cost	No of nights
Tokyo	28/08/2022	€2,453.23	**	10
Luxembourg Milan Rome	16/10/2022	€410.09	*	3
Paris	02/11/2022	€553.39	633	2
Brussels	20/11/2022	€254.37	167	1
London	01/12/2022	€729.84	*	1
Brussels	11/12/2022	€345.72	454.98	2
Brussels	29/01/2023	€395.99	159.24	1
New Zealand	14/03/2023	€4,413.94	1711.76	4
Brussels	18/03/2023	€222.15	177.74	1
Luxembourg	24/04/2023	€122.90	270	1
China	13/05/2023	€6,675.00	**	6
Brussels	29/05/2023	€837.59	201	1
Stockholm	11/06/2023	€944.08	***	2
Luxembourg	25/06/2023	€527.10	540	2
Spain	16/07/2023	€1,286.95	***	3
Brussels	24/07/2023	€664.60	182.24	1
Trade Mission to W Africa	10/09/2023	€8,081.53	**	3
Spain	03/09/2023	€417.00	***	2
Rome	26/09/2023	€401.90	**	1
Brussels	18/09/2023	€202.47	N/A	0
Luxembourg	22/10/2023	€353.33	364	1
Trade Mission to Korea	30/10/2023	€4,538.14	**	4
Brussels	19/11/2023	€512.05	150.24	1
UAE	07/12/2023	€5,285.30	**	5
Brussels	12/12/2023	€438.32	484.48	1
Brussels	22/01/2024	€166.24	255.24	1

* No claim submitted

** Paid via the Embassy

*** Paid by the EU

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