Official Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024

Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Questions (46)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

46. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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 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 [5237/24]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence

The table below sets out details in regard to the number of times that I, as Minister for Defence, embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government in December 2022 and the associated travel and accommodation costs of those visits, together with the geographical location of each visit, the number of days that I spent abroad on such trips, and the dates upon which each visit took place.  

The Deputy may wish to note that where trips relate to attendance at meetings under both Defence and Foreign Affairs portfolios, generally the cost will be ascribed to one Department.

Destination	Dates of Travel	No. of Days	Cost
Lebanon	25-27 Jan, 2023	3	€3,598.59
Brussels, Belgium	21-23 May, 2023	2	€214.24
Toledo, Spain	29-31 August, 2023	2	Nil