Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
522. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health 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. [5244/24]
View answerSince the formation of the Government I have flown on 6 trips on behalf of the state the total of the combined trips has been €8,088.41
Please see the details as requested below:
|
YEAR |
REASON |
LOCATION |
DAYS |
DATES |
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION COSTS |
|
2022 |
Gov |
Brussels |
1 |
08/12/2022-09/12/2022 |
€309.11 |
|
2023 |
St.Patrick's Day |
Canada |
6 |
13/03/2023- 19/03/2023 |
€2,301.94 |
|
2023 |
World Health Assembly |
Geneva |
2 |
21/03/2023-23/03/2023 |
€2,011.88 |
|
2023 |
EPSCO |
Luxembourg |
1 |
12/06/2023- 13/06/2023 |
€145.07 |
|
2023 |
Informal Health EPSCO |
Gran Canaria |
1 |
27/07/2023-28/07/2023 |
€932.27 |
|
2023 |
U.N General Assembly |
USA |
3 |
19/09/2023- 22/09/2023 |
€2,388.14 |
|
2024 |
None to date |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
Total days |
14 |
Total Cost |
€8,088.41 |
It is the policy of my Department to seek best value for money in terms of flight costs. Those travelling are consistently reminded to make arrangements as early as possible to secure the best available price. All travel is booked at economy/standard class unless there are specific circumstances requiring a different class of travel.
