asked the Minister for Finance what members of the Government have been out of the country since the 1st December, 1964; the nature of their business; where they went to; and the cost of each trip abroad.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Visits Abroad by Members of Government.
5.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
|
Member of Government |
Duration of absence |
Purpose of Journey |
Cost to Public Funds |
|
Minister for Industry and Commerce. |
1st—4th Dec. 1964 |
Attendance at OECD Meeting in Paris. |
£109 |
|
25th—27th Jan. 1965 |
Opening of New Industrial Development Authority office at Cologue. |
£48 |
|
|
Minister for Justice. |
26th—30th Jan. 1965 |
Attendance at Strasbourg to present to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe the Report of the Third Conference of European Ministers of Justice held in Dublin in May, 1964. |
£114 |
|
Minister for Agriculture |
25th Jan.—2nd Feb. 1965 |
Attendance at Berlin at the invitation of the Mayor of Berlin for the opening of the “Green Week”. The Minister travelled via London, Brussels and Bonn. In London he had informal talks with the British Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. In Brussels he had informal talks with representatives of the EEC Commission, with Dr. Mansholt, and with the Belgian Minister for Agriculture. |
Estimated Cost— £110 |
|
Minister for Transport and Power. |
2nd—6th Dec. 1964 |
Attendance at meeting of European Conference of Ministers of Transport in Paris and inspection of French Railways' installations. |
£108 |
|
14th—15th Dec. 1964 |
Attendance at formal accession to Eurocontrol Agency in Brussels. |
£38 |
|
|
16th—18th Feb. 1965 |
Attendance at Hebburn, England for launching of “Holyhead Ferry I” on 17th February. |
Not available |
|
|
Minister for External Affairs. |
28th Nov.—14th Dec. '64 |
Attendance in New York at 19th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. |
£423 |
|
29th Jan.—1st Feb. '65? |
Representing the Government at funeral of Sir Winston Churchill and performing opening ceremony of New Irish Centre in Liverpool. |
£46 |
|
|
1st Feb.—2nd Feb. '65 |