asked the Minister for Health and Social Welfare (1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business, (2) the place of each journey, and (3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
Written Answers. - Official Visits Abroad.
447.
As Minister for Health I have been abroad on one occasion only, namely to Brussels, to attend an EEC meeting on doctors' directives. The net cost to the Exchequer of this journey was £21.33.
As Minister for Social Welfare I was abroad on official Government business on five occasions: at Nice, to attend the XIIIth Conference of European Ministers responsible for family affairs; London, twice, to meet the British Prime Minister; Nairobi, to attend the XVIIth International Conference on Social Welfare; and Oslo, to attend the XIVth Conference of European Ministers responsible for family affairs. The cost of the visits was £508, £86, £84, £1,187 and £713, respectively. The overall cost was £2,540.
448.
asked the Minister for Defence (1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business, (2) the place of each journey and (3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
The following is the required information:—
(1) Once; (2) Paris (Air Show); (3) £245.53.
449.
asked the Minister for Local Government (1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business, (2) the place of each journey and (3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
The Minister for Local Government has been abroad on Government business on eight occasions. Details are as follows:
|
Location |
Purpose |
Cost |
|
£ |
||
|
1973 Brussels |
Meeting of EEC Council of Ministers— Environment |
136.88 |
|
La Grande Motte, France |
European Conference of Ministers for Regional Planning |
144.25 |
|
Sunningdale |
Conference on Northern Ireland |
27.81 |
|
1974 London |
Discussions with British Prime Minister |
90.35 |
|
Brussels |
Meeting of EEC Council of Ministers— Environment |
117.88 |
|
Paris |
Meeting of OECD Environment Minis- ters |
257.81 |
|
1975 Rome and Luxembourg |
Rome: Canonisation of St. Oliver Plunkett |
|
|
Luxembourg: Meeting of EEC Council of Ministers—Environment |
440.00*† |
|
|
Amsterdam |
Congress to mark European Architectural Heritage Year |
270.00* |
*These are estimated costs as all the accounts are not yet available.
†Includes cost of Mrs. Tully's visit to Rome.
Including the two visits for which exact figures are not yet available, the total cost of visits abroad is approximately £1,500.
450.
asked the Minister for Finance:
(1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business,
(2) the place of each journey, and
(3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
(1) As Minister for Finance I travelled abroad on Government business 28 times since I took office. The details of my journeys are set out below:
|
(2) Place |
Purpose of Journey |
Gross Cost (including accomodation) |
Refunds |
Net Cost |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
(1) Washington |
Committee of 20 of IMF |
433.00 |
355.51 |
77.49 |
|
(2) Nairobi |
IMF/World Bank Meeting |
894.00 |
878.00 |
16.00 |
|
(3) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
51.00 |
67.00 |
16.00(gain) |
|
(4) Sunningdale |
Sunningdale Agreement |
28.25 |
— |
28.25 |
|
(5) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
51.00 |
67.00 |
16.00(gain) |
|
(6) Rome |
IMF Meeting |
311.00 |
265.00 |
46.00 |
|
(7) Salzburg |
Club of Rome |
54.00 |
— |
54.00 |
|
(8) The Hague |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
116.00 |
63.00 |
53.00 |
|
(9) Luxembourg |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
174.22 |
77.01 |
97.21 |
|
(10) Washington |
Committee of 20 of IMF |
417.22 |
404.00 |
13.22 |
|
(11) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
120.47 |
72.06 |
48.41 |
|
(12) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
169.15 |
114.73 |
54.42 |
|
(13) Boston, New York, Washington |
AGM of IMF |
818.37 |
641.00 |
177.37 |
|
(14) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
130.57 |
78.35 |
52.22 |
|
(15) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
123.56 |
78.46 |
45.10 |
|
(16) London |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
51.67 |
— |
51.67 |
|
(17) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
145.86 |
78.50 |
67.36 |
|
(18) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
88.45 |
78.50 |
9.95 |
|
(19) Paris |
Signing of OECD Solidarity Fund |
95.59 |
— |
95.59 |
|
(20) Luxembourg |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
172.50 |
85.80 |
86.70 |
|
(21) Washington |
Discussions as President of Council of Finance Minis- ters of EEC with US Treasury |
516.02 |
—* |
516.02 |
|
(22) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
95.07 |
84.93 |
10.14 |
|
(23) Paris |
OECD Ministerial Meeting |
109.07 |
— |
109.07 |
|
(24) Paris |
IMF Interim Committee Meeting |
156.45 |
Outstanding* |
156.46 |
|
(25) Luxembourg and Middle East |
Finance Ministers' Meeting and Goodwill Visit |
640.58 |
94.14 |
546.44 |
|
(26) Arab Coun- tries |
Goodwill Visit |
689.71 |
— |
689.71 |
|
(27) Venice Washington |
EEC Ministers' Meeting and IMF Meeting |
Accounts outstanding |
— |
— |
|
(28) Brussels |
Budget Council Meeting |
82.40 |
Outstanding* |
82.40 |
|
Totals |
6,735.19 |
3,582.99 |
3,152.20 |
*Refunds have yet to be received from the EEC Commission and IMF in respect of these journeys. When received they will reduce the net cost of £3,152.20 further.
In my capacity as Minister for the Public Service I have not made any journeys abroads on Government business.
451.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
(1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business,
(2) the place of each journey and
(3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
(1) 16 times since 1st January, 1975.
|
(2) |
(3) |
|
Destination |
Net cost |
|
£ |
|
|
Brussels and Luxembourg (EEC Council of Ministers) |
127.26 |
|
Brussels (EEC Council of Ministers) |
141.29 |
|
Berlin (“Green Week”) |
|
|
Bonn, Paris and Rome (Meetings with German, French and Itlaian Ministers for Agri- culture |
263.36 |
|
Brussels (EEC Council of Mini- sters |
178.03 |
|
Paris (Agricultural Show —SIAL) |
112.01 |
|
Brussels (EEC Council of Ministers) |
|
|
Verona (Agricultural Fair) |
203.99 |
|
Luxembourg (EEC Council of Ministers) |
84.26 |
|
Brussels (EEC Council of Mini- sters |
47.25 |
|
Luxembourg (EEC Council of Ministers) |
37.54 |
|
Strasbourg (EEC Council of Ministers |
330.43 |
|
Edinburgh (Agricultural Show) |
|
|
Luxembourg (EEC Council of Ministers) |
46.58 |
|
Brussels do. |
49.35 |
|
Brussels do. |
39.86 |
|
Venicedo. |
384.96 |
|
Brussels do. |
42.86 |
|
Rome (Canonisation of St. Oliver Plunkett) |
183.75 |
|
Luxembourg (EEC Council of Ministers) |
|
|
Total |
2,272.78 |
NOTE: The cost of journeys abroad made by the Minister during the year ended 31st December, 1974 was supplied in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 3 on 16th January, 1975.
452.
asked the Minister for Labour
(1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business,
(2) the place of each journey and
(3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
I would refer the Deputy to the replies which I gave on 2nd May, 1974, and 7th November, 1974, to similar questions from Deputy Molloy. The information sought by the Deputy in respect of my visits abroad on official business since 7th November, 1974, to date is given hereunder:
|
Date of visit |
Place |
Purpose of Visit |
Total cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
14th-18th December, 1974 |
Brussels and Geneva |
Meeting of EEC Council of Mini- sters, Brussels. |
256.66 |
|
Discussions with Director-General ILO, Geneva |
|||
|
21th-25th January, 1975 |
Brussels |
Meeting of EEC Social Affairs Employment Committee |
180.69 |
|
16th-17th February, 1975 |
Brussels |
Meeting of EEC Permanent Em- ployment Committee |
164.65 |
|
26th February-2nd March, 1975 |
Rome |
Attendance and Speech as Presi- dent of EEC Social Affairs Mini- sters at Italian Government Con- ference on Immigration |
340.54 |
|
20th-21st May, 1975 |
Brussels |
Discussions with EEC Commis- sioners |
127.40 |
|
27th-29th May, 1975 |
Hamburg |
Address to meeting of German DGB |
180.35 |
|
2nd-3rd June, 1975 |
Brussels |
Meeting of EEC Permanent Em- ployment Committee |
120.86 |
|
16th-21st June, 1975 |
Luxembourg Strasbourg and Geneva |
Meeting of EEC Council of Mini- sters, Luxembourg. Address to European Parliament, Strasbourg. ILO Annual Conference, Geneva |
466.16 |
|
30th June, 1975 |
Brussels |
Formal ending of Irish Presidency of EEC |
86.30 |
|
5th-7th September, 1975 |
Paris |
Discussions with OECD Officials |
250.57 |
|
Total cost |
2,174.18 |
453.
asked the Minister for the Gaeltacht
(1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business,
(2) the place of each journey and
(3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
Tá 12 thuras i gceist—sa tréimhse ó Mhárta, 1973 i leith—agus is iad seo a leanas na sonraí ina dtaobh:
|
Na háiteanna ar tugadh cuairt orthu |
Na hócáidí |
An costas ar an Roinn |
|
£ |
||
|
Londain agus Bermingham |
Léiriú “Siamsa” agus bualadh le himircigh ó Éirinn |
64 |
|
San Malo (An Bhriotáin) |
Comhdháil de na Réigiúin Fhorimeall- acha cois Fharraige |
147 |
|
Inverness agus na hoileáin ar chósta thiar na hAlban |
Cúrsaí forbartha a scrúdú |
16 |
|
Londain |
Dinnéar Chumann Luimnigh |
35 |
|
£ |
||
|
Bermingham |
Fleá Cheoil na Breataine |
31 |
|
Cathracha sa Ghearmáin agus san Iodáil |
Cabhrú chun tionscail a fháil don Ghaeltacht |
457 |
|
Learpholl |
Cuairt ar theirminéal B & I agus Dinnéat comórtha “Irish Centre” |
27 |
|
Londain |
Fleá Cheoil na Breataine agus poiblíocht do scéim saoire de chuid Aer Lingus |
Dada |
|
Londain |
Dinnéar Chomhairle Chumann na gContaetha Éireannacha |
58 |
|
Aberdeen |
Cúrsaí ola |
70 |
|
Londain |
Dinnéar Chumann Luimnigh |
47 |
|
An tlomlán |
952 |
|
|
Mancuin, Bermingham agus Londain |
Cabhrú chun tionscail a fháil don Ghaeltacht |
Éileamh le teacht |
454.
asked the Minister for Lands
(1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business,
(2) the place of each trip and
(3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement as follows:
|
Place visited |
Purpose of visit |
Cost of visit |
|
£ |
||
|
1. Iran |
Attending the Annual General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation |
1,017.18 |
|
2. France |
Participation in Executive Board meeting of the Inter- national Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation |
103.28 |
|
3. France |
Attending the Annual General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation |
508.59 |
|
Total number of trips—3 Total cost |
£1,629.05 |
455.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs
(1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business,
(2) the place of each trip; and
(3) the total cost of each trip and the overall cost.
The number of times I have been abroad on Government business is 79. The total cost is £17,534.23
In two previous parliamentary replies on 20th February, 1974, and 7th November, 1974, I circulated with the Official Report a statement setting out the date, destination, purpose and cost of every trip which I made abroad since 15th March, 1973, excluding the periods 5th February, 1974, to 4th April, 1974, and 16th October, 1974, to date. The details for these periods, with the exception of some of my most recent visits where figures are not yet available, are as follows:
Purpose of visits for period 5 February 1974 to 4 April 1974 and from 16 October 1974 to date
|
Date |
Destination |
Purpose |
Cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
10-14 February |
Washington |
Conference on Energy |
463.84 |
|
2-7 March |
Brussels |
Meeting of Political Co-operation Committee d'Avignon and meeting of Council (Foreign Ministers). |
80.82 |
|
Bruges |
Address to College of Europe |
||
|
London |
Meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary of State |
||
|
29 March-1 April |
Brussels |
Official opening of Irish Solicitors' Office |
62.78 |
|
Luxembourg |
Meeting of Council (Foreign Ministers) |
||
|
31 October-November |
London |
Discussions with British Prime Minister |
50.02 |
|
10-13 November |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
72.05 |
|
24 November- |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
138.48 |
|
3 December |
Bonn |
Meeting with German Chancellor and Foreign Minister of German Federal Republic |
|
|
Paris |
Ministerial Meeting Council of Europe |
||
|
Brussels |
Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs |
||
|
8-11 December |
Paris |
EEC Summit Meeting |
114.73 |
|
18-19 December |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Development) |
63.61 |
|
1,047.03 |
Purpose of visits in 1975
|
Date |
Destination |
Purpose |
Cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
6-9 January |
Washington |
Meeting with United States Secretary of State |
471.29 |
|
10-16 January |
Cambridge |
Lecture on “Europe-U.S. Relations” to seminar organised by International Association for Cultural Freedom |
107.92 |
|
Brussels |
Negotiation of Lomé Convention |
||
|
Luxembourg |
European Parliament |
||
|
9-23 January |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
72.24 |
|
26 January-1 February |
Abidjan |
EEC-EMMA Parliamentary Conference |
187.22 |
|
Rome |
Meeting with Italian Foreign Minister |
||
|
Brussels |
Negotiation of Lomé Convention |
||
|
8-11 February |
London |
Meeting with the United Ireland Association Committee. Meeting with journalists |
51.87 |
|
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
||
|
18-20 February |
Strasbourg |
European Parliament |
66.81 |
|
26 February-6 March |
Brussels |
Meeting with Economic and Social Commmittee |
149.79 |
|
Lomé |
Signature of Lomé Convention |
||
|
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
||
|
26 February—6 March |
London |
Meeting with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Leader of the Opposition |
|
|
11-18 March |
Strasbourg |
European Parliament |
165.27 |
|
Paris and Loire Valley |
State Visit by President of Ireland to France |
||
|
Oxford |
Seminar on Northern Ireland at Nuffield College |
||
|
London |
Irish Universities Club Dinner |
||
|
25 March |
Geneva |
Funeral of Irish Permanent Representative to United Nations at Geneva |
108.70 |
|
9-10 April |
Luxembourg |
European Parliament |
21.94 |
|
14-15 April |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers |
35.48 |
|
22-29 April |
Strasbourg Cesme (Turkey) Luxembourg |
Address to Council of Europe Bilderberg Conference European Parliament |
293.46 |
|
4-5 May |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
25.60 |
|
9-11 May |
Paris |
Celebration of 25th Anniversary of Schumann Declaration |
149.10 |
|
Brussels |
Signature of EEC-Israel Trade Agreement |
||
|
13-15 May |
London |
Foreign Press Association Dinner and meeting with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
29.39 |
|
Strasbourg |
European Parliament |
||
|
19-25 May |
Amman |
Official Visit to Jordan |
856.37 |
|
Syria |
Official Visit to Syria |
||
|
Lebanon |
Official Visit to Lebanon |
||
|
Egypt |
Official Visit to Egypt. Meeting with Arab League Secretariat |
||
|
27-29 May |
Paris |
Meeting of International Energy Agency. OECD Annual Conference |
73.91 |
|
30 May-3 June |
Lisbon |
Official Visit to Portugal |
137.88 |
|
8-20 June |
London |
Meeting with journalists |
2,072.31 |
|
Jerusalem |
Official Visit to Israel |
||
|
Ankara, Istanbul |
Official Visit to Turkey |
||
|
Luxembourg |
State Visit by President of Ireland to European institutions |
||
|
Brussels |
State Visit by President of Ireland to European institutions |
||
|
Strasbourg |
State Visit by President of Ireland to European Parliament |
||
|
London |
Meeting with journalists |
||
|
24-27 June |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers |
74.07 |
|
Athens |
Meeting of EEC-Greece Parliamentary Conference |
||
|
29 June-1 July |
London Brussels |
Meeting with Leader of Opposition Lunch for Committee of Permanent Representatives. Reception for European journalists |
44.01 |
|
15-17 July |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers European Council |
138.83 |
|
22 July |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
15.79 |
|
30 July-2 August |
Helsinki |
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe |
491.06 |
|
2-5 September |
New York |
Seventieth Special Session of the United Nations |
75.11 |
|
8-16 September |
Copenhagen Venice |
Official Visit to Denmark Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Nine |
1,542.53 |
|
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
||
|
24 September-11 October |
New York |
United Nations General Assembly Annual Session. Participation in bi-centennial celebrations: address to representative Irish-American organisations |
467.92 |
|
Chicago |
Address to Council of Foreign Relations. Address to representatives of Irish-American organisations |
||
|
Montreal |
Opening of Mirabel Airport |
||
|
Ottawa |
Discussions with Minister for External Affairs of Canada |
||
|
Washington |
Meeting with United States' Secretary of State. Meetings with Finance and Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate. Meeting with Irish-American Congressmen. Press Conference— National Press Club |
||
|
New York |
Continuation of United Nations General Assembly Annual Session |
||
|
18-19 October |
Lucca |
Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the EEC |
|
|
£ |
8,972.90 |
456.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
(1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business,
(2) the place of each journey and
(3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
(1):—16; (2) and (3):—Journeys abroad on official business by the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 15th March, 1973 to 27th October, 1975.
|
Dates of journey |
Place visited |
Purpose of Visit |
Cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
1. 30th March to 1st April, 1973 |
London |
Inter-Parliamentary Association Conference |
46.83 |
|
2. 13th and 14th April, 1973 |
London |
Departmental business |
29.35 |
|
3. 11th to 14th May, 1973 |
London |
Departmental business |
77.81 |
|
4. 24th and 25th September, 1973 |
Stockholm (Sweden) |
Representing the Government at the funeral of the King of Sweden |
163.93 |
|
5. 29th September to 5th October, 1973 |
Stockholm (Sweden) |
Departmental business |
197.47 |
|
6. 5th to 9th December, 1973 |
Sunningdale (England) |
Government business |
27.81 |
|
7. 29th and 30th January, 1974 |
London |
Departmental business |
86.97 |
|
8. 19th to 23rd April, 1974 |
London |
Departmental business |
87.70 |
|
9. 5th to 7th July, 1974 |
Oxford (England) |
Addressing British and Irish Association |
63.86 |
|
10. 26th to 31st July, 1974 |
Reykjavik (Iceland) |
Representing the Government at the 1100th Anniversary of the Norse Settlement |
287.39 |
|
11. 8th to 10th October, 1974 |
Berne (Switzerland) |
Centenary of the foundation of the Universal Postal Union |
217.24 |
|
12. 28th November to 1st December, 1974 |
London |
Departmental business |
75.00 |
|
13. 24th February, 1975 |
London |
Departmental business |
38.28 |
|
14. 24th to 28th April, 1975 |
Boston (USA) |
Addressing American Committee on Irish affairs |
182.71 |
|
15. 9th and 10th May, 1975 |
London |
Addressing London School of Economics on Ireland and EEC |
56.80 |
|
16. 16th to 18th September, 1975 |
Vienna (Austria) |
Conferring with Austrian Minister for Telecommunications |
217.40 |
|
Total cost for 16 journeys |
1,856.55 |
457.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power (1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business, (2) the place of each trip and (3) the total cost of each trip and the overall cost.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
JOURNEYS outside the State made by the Minister for Transport and Power
|
Date |
Place |
Purpose of visit |
Cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
21/5/73-22/5/73 |
Brussels |
Energy Meeting |
100.94 |
|
12/6/73-16/6/73 |
The Hague |
Conference of Ministers of Transport |
275.88 |
|
21/11/73-22/11/73 |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Transport) |
79.40 |
|
12/12/73 |
London |
Energy Meeting |
42.79 |
|
27/3/74 |
London |
Energy Meeting |
40.42 |
|
18/6/74-20/6/74 |
Vienna |
Council of Ministers of Transport |
344.87 |
|
26/6/74-28/6/74 |
Luxembourg |
EEC Council Meeting (Transport) |
120.91 |
|
30/9/74-3/10/74 |
Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt |
Tourism promotion |
Cost borne by Bord Fáilte |
|
10/12/74-11/12/74 |
Brussels |
EEC Energy Meeting |
111.81 |
|
16/12/74-17/12/74 |
Brussels |
EEC Transport Meeting |
111.81 |
|
12/2/75-13/2/75 |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers of Energy |
112.03 |
|
5/4/75-15/4/75 |
USA and Canada |
Tourism promotion |
100.00 |
|
(Representation expenses only. Cost Bord Fáilte) |
|||
|
26/5/75-27/5/75 |
Paris |
International Energy Agency Meeting |
128.98 |
|
17/6/75-21/6/75 |
Copenhagen |
Council of Ministers of Transport |
479.32 |
|
25/6/75-26/6/75 |
Luxembourg |
Energy Meeting |
115.67 |
The total number of journeys was 15 and the total cost amounted to £2,164.83.
458.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce (1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business, (2) the place of each journey and (3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
Since I took office in March, 1973, I have been abroad 40 times on Government business. Approximately half of these journeys were for the purpose of attending Council meetings of the EEC. Details of these journeys are set out in the attached statement:
|
Country visited |
Year |
Cost |
Purpose of visit |
|
£ |
|||
|
France and Germany |
1973 |
184.32 |
European Council Meeting |
|
Belgium |
1973 |
107.34 |
Meeting of EEC Council of Ministers |
|
USA |
1973 |
429.57 |
Industrial Promotion |
|
Belgium |
1973 |
63.85 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Turkey |
1973 |
624.81 |
EEC Agreement with Turkey |
|
Japan |
1973 |
1,566.85 |
GATT Talks |
|
Germany, USA and Canada |
1973 |
797.38 |
Industrial and Export Promotion |
|
France and Netherlands |
1973 |
156.03 |
Export Promotion |
|
Luxembourg and Belgium |
1973 |
112.17 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Czechoslovakia |
1973 |
120.77 |
Export Promotion |
|
Belgium |
1973 |
84.01 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Sweden |
1973 |
169.80 |
Industrial Promotion |
|
Britain |
1973 |
49.05 |
Industrial Promotion |
|
Belgium |
1973 |
136.76 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1973 |
101.44 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1974 |
113.56 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1974 |
155.99 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
France and Belgium |
1974 |
274.82 |
EEC Council of Ministers and Industrial Promotion |
|
France |
1974 |
182.48 |
Industrial Promotion |
|
Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy |
1974 |
471.46 |
EEC Council of Ministers and Export Promotion |
|
France |
1974 |
273.33 |
Discussions on Minerals Development |
|
Belgium |
1974 |
166.30 |
EEC Council of Ministers Meeting |
|
Britain |
1974 |
64.00 |
Industrial Promotion |
|
Denmark and Luxembourg |
1974 |
498.02 |
EEC Council of Ministers and Industrial Promotion |
|
Saudi Arabia |
1974 |
699.38 |
Export Promotion |
|
Belgium |
1974 |
70.58 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium and France |
1974 |
222.20 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1974 |
273.07 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1975 |
258.45 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1975 |
248.83 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1975 |
249.54 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
USA, Peru |
1975 |
1,203.10 |
UNIDO Conference, Ireland/US Council Meeting |
|
Luxembourg |
1975 |
111.95 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
Belgium |
1975 |
94.29 |
EEC Council of Ministers |
|
USSR |
1975 |
683.82 |
Export Promotion |
|
Luxembourg, France |
1975 |
263.48 |
EEC Council of Ministers/OECD an Research and Energy Meetings |
|
Belgium |
1975 |
112.49 |
Council of Ministers |
|
Greece |
1975 |
393.09 |
EEC (Association) Ministers Meeting |
|
Germany, Denmark and Sweden |
1975 |
632.70 |
Export Promotion and Industrial Development |
|
USA, Hong Kong and Japan |
1975 |
3,428.55 |
Industrial and Trade Promotion |
|
Total |
15,849.63 |
NOTE: Out of the total cost shown, refunds of travelling expenses amounting to £2,706.55 were received from the EEC in respect of attendance at meetings under its aegis.
459.
asked the Minister for Education (1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business, (2) the place of each trip and the overall cost.
The following is the information required:
|
Visit to |
Reason for Visit |
Cost |
|
£ |
||
|
1. Berne, June, 1973 |
Meeting of Ministers of Education, Council of Europe. |
147 |
|
2. Bucharest, November, 1973 |
Meeting of Ministers of Education, UNESCO |
442 |
|
3. Vienna/Rio de Janerio, May, 1974 |
Representing Government at funeral of the President of Austria. |
|
|
Invited by Brazilian Government as Minister with responsibility for Sport. This trip included stop-overs in Rome, Paris and London. |
430 |
|
|
4. Luxemburg, June, 1974 |
Council meeting of Ministers for Education of the European Community. |
107 |
|
5. Paris, October, 1974 |
UNESCO General Conference |
474 |
|
6. St. Louis, Missouri and New York, March, 1975 |
Representing the Government at St. Patrick's Day Celebrations. |
680 |
|
7. Stockholm, June, 1975 |
Meeting of Ministers for Education under the auspices of the Council of Europe. |
434 |
|
8. Paris/The Hague, October, 1975 |
State visit at invitation of French Govern- ment. |
220 |
|
Visit at invitation of Van Leer Foundation |
||
|
Total cost |
£2,914 |
|
|
Total number of trips: 8. |
460.
asked the Minister for Justice (1) the number of times he has been abroad on Government business, (2) the place of each journey, and (3) the total cost of each journey and the overall cost.
I have been abroad on Government business six times, as follows:—
|
Place |
Date |
Purpose of visit |
Cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
Stockholm |
June, 1973 |
Attending the eighth Conference of European Ministers of Justice |
323.50 |
|
Ankara |
October, 1973 |
Representing the Government at the 50th Anniversary of the foundation of the modern State of Turkey |
592.50 |
|
Sunningdale |
December, 1973 |
Conference on Northern Ireland |
27.81 |
|
Brussels |
November, 1974 |
Attending a meeting of the EEC Council of Europe Ministers of Justice |
170.32 |
|
London |
December, 1974 |
Signing an Agreement relating to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Mainten- ance Orders |
38.28 |
|
Luxembourg |
December, 1974 |
Attending the swearing in of an t-Onórach Andrias Ó Caoimh as a Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities |
163.25 |
|
Obernai (near |
May, 1975 |
Attending a meeting of European |
232.30 |
|
Strasbourg) |
Ministers of Justice |
The total cost to the Exchequer of these journeys by me was £1,520.15. In addition I was represented by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health at the ninth Conference of European Ministers of Justice in Vienna in May, 1974. The cost of this visit was £351.90.