Peadar Tóibín
Question:8. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13814/24]
View answerTuesday, 9 April 2024
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From January to March 2024, the Department has incurred expenditure of €86,852.74 on foreign travel. Detailed information on the destination and costs of foreign travel for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Government Chief Whip, including advisers and senior officials who travel with them and the Minister of State for European Affairs, are published on a monthly basis on the website of the Department of the Taoiseach under the heading Foreign Travel Reports at this link - www.gov.ie/en/collection/8991b0-corporate-reports/. Details of expenditure for trips is published once invoices are received and processed for payment and not all invoices have been received yet for 2024. The Department seeks at all times to ensure best value for money is sought in respect of each official trip undertaken, consistent with the requirements of official business.