asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the trips outside this country of the Minister for External Affairs during 1952, the business in each case, and the sum involved on each trip and the total of such expenditure.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Minister's Foreign Visits.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have included in the Official Report.
JOURNEYS ABROAD BY MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1952.
|
Date |
Journey |
Business |
Expenditure involved |
|
£ |
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|
9—13/1/52 |
Paris |
Attendance at OEEC Council of Ministers |
36 |
|
14—16/2/52 |
London |
Attendance at funeral of late King George VI |
20 |
|
18-21/3/52 |
Paris |
Attendance at Council of Europe Com- mittee of Ministers |
30 |
|
27/3/52-1/4/52 |
Paris |
Attendance at OEEC Council of Ministers |
37 |
|
21-24/5/52 |
Strasbourg |
Attendance at Council of Europe Com- mittee of Ministers |
41 |
|
5-7/6/52 |
Paris |
Attendance at OEEC Council of Ministers |
27 |
|
19-27/10/52 |
Paris and Utrecht. |
Attendance at OEEC Council of Ministers in Paris and consultation with Taoiseach at Utrecht |
52 |
|
14-18/11/52 |
Utrecht and London. |
Consultation with Taoiseach at Utrecht and performance of official opening of Irish Book Exhibition in London |
30 |
|
11-16/12/52 |
Paris and Utrecht. |
Attendance at OEEC Council of Ministers in Paris and consultation with Taoiseach at Utrecht |
46 |
|
Total of above expenditure |
319 |
||
|
Expenditure on and by way of represen- tation |
59 |
||
|
Gross Total |
£378 |