Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
334. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount spent by his Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13811/24]
View answerThe information is set out in the following table.
|
St Patrick's Day Travel |
|
|
Minister |
695.43 |
|
Private Secretary |
448.73 |
|
Special Adviser |
744.31 |
|
Total |
1,888.47 |
Please see the total travel costs associated with visits I made abroad as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform . In my capacity as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform travelled to Paris and Sofia between March 12 and 16 as part of the Government's St. Patrick's programme. The costs in the table above show costs for myself, my special adviser and private secretary and are inclusive of air and rail travel. The costs also includes the costs of flights to Brussels on the morning of March 11 where I travelled for a meeting of the Eurogroup. On March 12 I travelled from Brussels to Paris via the Eurostar.
The costs above do not include hotel stays in Paris and Sofia as my office is awaiting invoices from the respective embassies. However, I will ensure that the Deputy is provided with the updated costs as soon as my office receives them.
