asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of each visit to a foreign country undertaken since 31st March, 1974 including the overall cost of such visit and the advantage for this country arising therefrom.
Ceisteanna——Questions. Oral Answers. - Visits Abroad.
78.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report a statement setting out the date, destination, purpose and cost of each visit.
With regard to the advantage for the country arising from these visits, the Deputy will appreciate that travel abroad is an essential part of my functions as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the maintenance and development of relations with foreign Governments and international organisations and is also necessary for the promotion of Irish interests abroad.
|
Date |
Destination |
Purpose of Visit |
Cost |
|
£ |
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|
4/4/74 to 6/4/74 |
London and Paris |
Discussions on Northern Ireland with British Government. Memorial Service for President Pompidou |
£ 145.99 |
|
18/4/74 to |
New York |
Special Session of UN General Assembly |
|
|
21/4/74 |
Gymrich, Germany |
Discussions with EEC Foreign Ministers |
311.68 |
|
25/4/74 |
London |
Discussions on Northern Ireland with Secretary of State, Mr. Merlyn Rees |
41.87 |
|
30/4/74 to 1/5/74 |
Luxembourg |
Meeting of Council of Development Co-operation |
17.91 |
|
8/5/74 to 12/5/74 |
Washington, New York and St. Louis |
Addresses to Universities and discussions with leaders of American and Irish-American opinion |
925.31 |
|
14/5/74 to 17/5/74 |
Belgium |
State visit to Belgium |
189.80 |
|
29/5/74 to 5/6/74 |
Paris and Luxembourg |
Meeting of OECD Ministerial Council. Council of Ministers' Meeting |
185.85 |
|
10/6/74 to 13/6/74 |
Bonn Luxembourg |
Meeting of the Political Co-operation Committee of the Nine. Meeting of Development Council |
58.01 |
|
24/6/74 to |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers' Meeting |
33.38 |
|
26/6/74 |
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|
4/7/74 to 7/7/74 |
London and Oxford |
Discussions with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. British Irish Association Conference |
64.39 |
|
17/7/74 to 18/7/74 |
Paris |
Discussions with French Foreign Minister |
84.47 |
|
22/7/74 to 23/7/74 |
Brussels |
Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers |
24.40 |
|
24/7/74 to 27/7/74 |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Association of African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries with the EEC |
58.19 |
|
11/9/74 to 14/9/74 |
London |
Discussions on Northern Ireland |
116.85 |
|
15/9/74 to 17/9/74 |
Paris and Brussels |
Meeting of the Nine to discuss Political Co-operation. Council of Ministers' Meeting |
38.94 |
|
18/9/74 to 1/10/74 |
New York and San Francisco |
General Assembly of the UN, New York, and Addresses to American Irish Historical Association in New York and to Common-wealth Club in San Francisco. IDA promotion in San Francisco |
1,494.99 |
|
2/10/74 to 3/10/74 |
Luxembourg |
Meeting of Council of Ministers |
18.23 |
|
14/10/74 to 16/10/74 |
Luxembourg |
Meeting of Council of Ministers |
39.80 |
NOTE: Travel costs for attendance at the United Nations General Assembly and at meetings of the Council of the European Communities are borne by the respective organisations and the foregoing figures exclude such costs where appropriate.