asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of each visit abroad by himself and his Parliamentary Secretary since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
Written Answers. - Ministerial Visits Abroad.
Since 31st March, 1973, I have been abroad on Government business on 13 occasions. No journeys abroad have been made by my Parliamentary Secretary on Government business. Details of my journeys abroad are set out in a statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report:
Following is the statement:
Location |
Purpose |
Net 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 Ministers |
257.81 |
1975 Rome and Luxembourg |
Rome: Canonisation of St. Oliver Plunkett |
572.65 |
Luxembourg: Meeting of EEC Council of Ministers—Environment |
572.65 |
|
Amsterdam |
Congress to mark European Architectural Heritage Year |
509.23 |
Brussels |
Meeting of EEC Council of Ministers— Environment |
145.47 |
1976 Kingston, Jamica and New York |
Kingston: Conference on the Environment New York: Discussions with State and City Officials on Housing and Environmental matters |
1,286.78 |
Stockholm |
Visit to Swedish Minister for Local Govern- ment |
1,022.42 |
Bari, Italy |
Third European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning |
363.55 |
Athens |
Council of Europe—Meeting of Committee on co-operation in Municipal and Regional Matters |
600.00* |
Including the visit for which exact figures are not yet available, the total cost of visits abroad is £5,275.08.
*These are estimated costs as all the accounts are not yet available.
66.
asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will give details of each visit abroad by him since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
In my capacity as Minister for the Public Service I have not made any trips abroad on Government business.
68.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of each visit abroad by himself and his Parliamentary Secretary since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the information requested by the Deputy.
Following is the statement:
Place |
Purpose of Journey |
Gross Cost (including accommodation) |
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 Ministers 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 |
156.46 |
— |
156.46 |
(25) Luxembourg Kuwait, Bahrain, U.A. Emirates |
Finance Ministers' Meeting and Goodwill Visit |
640.58 |
94.14 |
546.44 |
(26) Lebanon, Iran |
Goodwill Visit |
689.71 |
— |
689.71 |
(27) Brussels |
Budget Council Meeting |
82.40 |
100.00 |
17.60(gain) |
(28) Venice, Rome |
EEC Ministers' Meeting |
84.42 |
— |
84.42 |
(29) Washington |
IMF AGM |
995.80 |
995.80 |
— |
(30) New York, Chicago |
Industrial promotions in conjunction with the IDA |
114.52 |
— |
114.52 |
(31) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
90.76 |
92.93 |
2.17(gain) |
(32) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
164.51 |
92.93 |
71.58 |
(33) Jamaica |
IMF Interim Committee Meeting |
838.73 |
— |
838.73 |
(34) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
183.09 |
92.94 |
90.15 |
(35) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
175.23 |
92.60 |
82.63 |
(36) Luxembourg |
EEC Finance and Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting |
468.76 |
112.00 |
356.76 |
(37) Saudi Arabia |
Goodwill visit |
783.51 |
— |
783.51 |
(38) Luxembourg |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
158.64 |
— |
158.64 |
(39) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
101.50 |
103.73 |
2.23(gain) |
(40) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers' Meeting |
110.90 |
103.82 |
7.08 |
(41) Luxembourg |
EEC Finance and Agriculture Ministers' Meeting |
116.76 |
102.71 |
14.05 |
(42) Manila |
IMF AGM |
Accounts Outstanding |
||
Totals |
£11,122.32 |
£5,472.45 |
£5,649.87 |
The late Deputy Henry Kenny, as my Parliamentary Secretary, travelled abroad on Government business three times. His successor, Deputy Michael Begley, travelled abroad six times.
The details of these journeys are set out below.
Place |
Purpose of Journey |
Gross Cost |
Refund |
Net Cost |
Mr. Kenny: |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
(1) Vienna |
IFPRA Conference |
479.61 |
— |
479.61 |
(2) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers Meeting |
116.28 |
74.20 |
42.08 |
(3) Brussels |
EEC Finance Ministers Meeting |
149.73 |
76.30 |
73.43 |
TOTALS |
745.62 |
150.50 |
595.12 |
|
Michael Begley: |
||||
(1) Brussels |
Finance Ministers Meeting |
139.71 |
90.83 |
48.88 |
(2) Brussels |
Tripartite Meeting |
118.89 |
96.15 |
22.74 |
(3) Brussels |
Finance Ministers Meeting |
181.39 |
96.20 |
85.19 |
(4) Luxembourg |
EEC Tripartite Meeting |
152.72 |
118.65 |
34.07 |
(5) Brussels |
EEC Budget Council Meeting |
326.76 |
111.00 |
215.76 |
(6) Brussels |
EEC Budget Meeting |
210.90 |
111.00 |
99.90 |
TOTALS |
1,130.37 |
623.83 |
506.54 |
The overall net cost of all journeys was £6,751.53. This does not include my journey to the AGM of the IMF in Manila last October, for which accounts are still outstanding, but for which a refund will be paid by the IMF.
69.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will give details of each visit abroad by himself and his Parliamentary Secretary since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
Particulars of journeys outside the State in respect of the periods 31st March to 3rd November, 1974, and 1st January to 28th October, 1975 have already been given in reply to questions asked on 6th November, 1974, and 28th October, 1975, respectively.
As the remainder of the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Visits abroad undertaken by the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
(1) From 31st March, 1973 to 30th March, 1974
Date |
Destination |
Purpose |
Cost |
1973 |
£ |
||
April 9th-10th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
121.92 |
,, 11th-12th |
Paris |
OECD Ministerial Meeting |
116.57 |
,, 16th-17th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
106.50 |
,, 28th-30th |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
115.48 |
May 14th-15th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
101.92 |
June 4th-5th |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
97.63 |
June 18th-19th |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
101.53 |
July 16th-17th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
76.45 |
September 24th-25th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
97.17 |
October 22nd-23rd |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
142.19 |
November 10th-17th |
Rome |
FAO Conference |
|
November 18th-20th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
|
December 2nd-3rd |
London |
Smithfield Show |
47.02 |
December 10th-11th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
94.44 |
1974 |
|||
January 14th-15th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
108.08 |
January 21st-23rd |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
613.13 |
January 24th-27th |
Berlin |
“Green Week” |
|
February 11th-12th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
107.38 |
February 18th-19th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
121.95 |
March 21st-22nd |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
98.58 |
(2) From 4th November, 1974 to 31st December, 1974 |
|||
November 4th-10th |
Rome |
FAO Conference |
261.99 |
November 17th-19th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
128.67 |
December 8th-11th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
121.40 |
(3) From 29th October, 1975 to date |
|||
1975 |
|||
October 29th-30th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
121.36 |
November 10th-11th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
|
November 12th-15th |
Rome |
FAO Conference |
|
December 15th-16th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
266.89 |
1976 |
|||
January 19th-20th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
157.53 |
February 16th-17th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
157.63 |
March 1st-4th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
237.75 |
April 5th-6th |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
144.52 |
April 29th-30th |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
133.65 |
May 17th-18th |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
140.69 |
June 14th-15th |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
154.01 |
June 21st-22nd |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
130.81 |
July 5th-6th |
Birmingham |
Royal Show Stoneleigh and meeting with French Officials |
52.38 |
July 19th-20th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
135.46 |
September 1st |
Brussels |
Meeting with British and French Ministers for Agriculture and EEC Commissioner |
110.17 |
September 9th |
Brussels |
Special Council of Ministers Meeting |
116.82 |
September 27th |
The Hague |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
142.39 |
October 4th-5th |
Luxembourg |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
|
October 6th-7th |
Brussels |
Visiting Sugar Factories in Belgium and Holland |
192.69 |
October 14th-15th |
London |
Talks on fishery matters with British Ministers |
67.71 |
October 25th-26th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers Meeting |
176.90 |
November 22nd-23rd |
Brussels |
,, ,, ,, ,, |
107.00 |
Visits abroad undertaken by Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries from 29th October, 1975 to date
Date |
Destination |
Purpose |
Cost |
October 14th-15th |
London |
Talks on fishery matters with British Ministers |
47.70 |
The net cost to the Exchequer (after deduction of refunds from the Commission of the EEC) of all visits abroad by the Minister and by the Parliamentary Secretary from 31st March, 1973 to date is £8,030.
70.
asked the Minister for Labour if he will give details of each visit abroad by him since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
I would refer the Deputy to replies which I gave to similar questions covering the period up to 7th September, 1975. Information in respect of official visits abroad since then is given below.
Nature of Visit |
Place |
Cost |
Preparatory meetings called by Italian Minister during the Italian Presidency of the Council of Social Affairs |
Venice |
344.66 |
European Tripartite Conference |
Brussels |
139.03 |
Permanent Employment Committee |
Brussels |
124.02 |
Meeting with British Minister for Transport re: EEC Regulations |
London |
79.76 |
EEC Transport Council |
Brussels |
151.43 |
EEC Council of Social Affairs Ministers |
Brussels |
107.00 |
Meeting with Director General of ILO |
Geneva |
285.34 |
Meeting with US Secretary for Employment re: ILO |
New York Washington |
887.31 |
EEC Council of Social Affairs Ministers |
Luxembourg |
474.17 |
Address to Royal Institute for International Affairs London on EEC Social Policy Official visit to Sweden at the invitation of Swedish Minister for Labour |
Stockholm London |
540.45 |
Meeting of OECD Ministers in Paris |
Paris |
597.23 |
Attendance at ILO World Employment Conference and Annual Conference as President of ILO |
Geneva |
1,791.32 |
Meeting with General Secretary of Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD |
Paris |
206.19 |
Meeting with Manpower Services Commission, London |
London |
123.62 |
Meeting with chief negotiators of Local Authority Conditions of Service Advisory Boards |
London |
157.78 |
Performance of official opening of IDA offices at Stuttgart, Germany |
Stuttgart |
46.44 |
Address to the Anti-Apartheid Movement/Trade Union Conference on South Africa in capacity of President of ILO and meeting with Mr. Albert Booth, Secretary of State for Employment |
London |
344.90 |
Meeting with Lord Diamond, Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Distribution of Income and Wealth |
London |
143.55 |
A total sum of £423.65 was received by way of EEC Refund in respect of certain EEC meetings |
-423.65 |
|
TOTAL OVERALL COST |
6,120.55 |
72.
asked the Minister for the Gaeltacht if he will give details of each visit abroad by him since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
Le cead an Cheann Comhairle cuirfear an t-eolas timpeall sa Tuairisc Oifigiúil.
Seo a leanas an t-eolas:
An Na háiteannaar tugadh cuairt orthu |
Na hócáidí |
costas ar an Roinn |
Cuairteanna a sonraíodh cheana i bhfreagra an 28 Deireadh Fómhair 1975 (col. 355) |
£952 |
|
Mancuin, Bermingham agus Londain |
Cabhrú chun tionscail a fháil don Ghaeltacht |
88 |
An Bhruiséal |
Fadhbanna Gaeltachta á bplé le Coimisinisinéirí agus oifigigh de chuid CEE |
492 |
An Ísistír |
Scrúdú ar mhodhanna míntíreachais, gairneoireachta agus margaíochta |
171 |
An tIomlán |
£1,703 |
73.
asked the Minister for Lands if he will give details of each visit abroad by him since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
Cavan): 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.
Following is the statement:
Place Visited |
Date |
Purpose of Visit |
Cost of Visit |
£ |
|||
1. Iran |
6th-13th April, 1974 |
Attending the Annual General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wild-life Conservation. |
1,017.18 |
2. France |
4th-5th February, 1975 |
Participation in Executive Board meeting of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation. |
103.28 |
3. France |
1st-6th September, 1975 |
Attending the Annual General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation. |
508.59 |
4. Belgium |
22nd-24th March, 1976 |
Attending the 2nd European Ministerial Conference on the Environment. |
243.71 |
5. Belgium |
22nd-27th May, 1976 |
Attending the Annual General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation. |
608.19 |
Overall Cost (31st March, 1973-to date) |
£2,480.95 |
75.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of each visit abroad by himself and his Parliamentary Secretary since 31st March, 1973, including the nature, place and cost of each visit; and the overall cost.
In three previous Parliamentary replies on 20th February, 1974, 7th November, 1974, and 28th October, 1975, I circulated with the Official Report, a statement setting out the date, destination, purpose and cost of trips which I made abroad since 15th March, 1973. I will circulate with the Official Report the details for the period since that covered by the last reply up to 16th November, 1976, along with similar details for my Parliamentary Secretary.
The overall cost of my visits abroad since March, 1973, is £22,557.57. The overall cost of visits abroad by my Parliamentary Secretary is £1,455.70. The total cost for my visits abroad and those of my Parliamentary Secretary is £24,033.27.
Following is the statement:
Date |
Destination |
Purpose |
Cost |
1975 |
£ |
||
October 30th-31st |
Rome |
Meeting of Foreign Ministers (Political Co-Operation Committee Davignon) |
200.67 |
November 4th-6th |
London |
Discussions with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
|
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
30.77 |
|
November 28th-December 3rd |
Rome |
European Council (Summit) |
229.73 |
December 8th-9th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) Dinner hosted for EEC journalists |
40.60 |
December 15th-17th |
Netherlands |
Official Visit |
134.56 |
1976 |
|||
January 2nd-3rd |
Manchester |
Conference organised by the Association of Contemporary European Studies |
53.46 |
January 19th-20th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
20.71 |
February 5th-6th |
Brussels |
Conference of European Movement |
|
Luxembourg |
Meeting with Commissioner Ortoli and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg |
122.42 |
|
February 9th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
17.09 |
February 23rd-24th |
Luxembourg |
Meeting of Foreign Ministers (Political Co-Operation Committee Davignon) |
149.05 |
March 1st-2nd |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
27.37 |
March 4th-5th |
London |
Discussions with British Prime Minister |
62.56 |
March 16th-23rd |
USA |
Official Visit |
1084.42 |
March 31st-April 6th |
Luxembourg |
(i) European Council Meeting Summit |
|
(ii) Foreign Affairs/Finance Council |
|||
(iii) Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
231.04 |
||
April 9th-28th |
Strasbourg |
Address to Conference on future of Democratic Institutions in Europe |
|
Vienna |
Official Visit to Austria |
||
Algiers, Tunis, Rabat |
Signing of EEC/Maghreb Agreements |
586.19 |
|
May 2nd-4th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) and Political Co-Operation Davignon |
41.41 |
May 14th-15th |
Luxembourg |
Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers |
272.50 |
May 31st-June 1st |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
30.03 |
June 6th-8th |
Cairo |
Financial Times— Conference on Euro-Arab Co-Operation in Cairo |
5.00 |
June 11th-12th |
Luxembourg |
EEC Ministerial Meeting re. Direct Elections |
121.42 |
June 18th-23rd |
Paris |
OECD Ministerial Meeting |
250.26 |
June 28th-30th |
Brussels |
(i) Meeting with Commissioner Thomson re. Regional Fund Operation |
|
Luxembourg |
(ii) Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
56.97 |
|
July 2nd-4th |
Oxford |
British/Irish Association Meeting |
262.12 |
July 11th-13th |
Brussels |
European Council (Summit) |
|
July 14th-15th |
Brussels |
ACP/EEC Council Meeting |
62.93 |
July 19th-20th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
30.16 |
July 27th-28th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers |
30.16 |
September 7th-8th |
Amsterdam |
Address to Europe Institute University of Amsterdam |
126.11 |
September 11th-12th |
The Hague |
Informal Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs |
126.51 |
September 20th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
19.00 |
September 24th-25th |
London |
Meeting with new Northern Ireland Secretary of State |
72.72 |
September 25th- October 8th |
New York |
Address to UN General Assembly |
209.50 |
Address to National University Club |
|||
Address to Hartford University Connecticut |
|||
Address to Yale University |
|||
October 8th-9th |
Edinburgh |
Address to Centre for European Governmental Studies |
19.72 |
October 14th-15th |
London |
Discussions with British Foreign Secretary |
72.72 |
October 17th-20th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
75.00 |
October 29th-30th |
The Hague |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
31.74 |
November 11th-12th |
London |
Address to Oxford Union Debating Society |
87.72 |
November 14th-16th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Foreign Affairs) |
49.00 |
5,043.34 |
VISITS abroad by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Date |
Destination |
Purpose |
Cost |
1975 |
£ |
||
April 16th-24th |
Strasbourg |
Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe |
337.46 |
Copenhagen |
Meeting of the EEC/Turkey Parliamentary Association |
— |
|
October 5th-8th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers (Development Co-operation) |
68.32 |
October 12th-14th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers (Development Co-operation) |
62.42 |
November 26th-30th |
Paris |
Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe |
220.25 |
December 13th-20th |
Paris |
Attendance at Conference on International Economic Co-operation (C.I.E.C.) |
268.95 |
1976 April 6th-13th |
Luxembourg |
Council of Ministers (Development Co-operation) |
73.28 |
May 4th-8th |
Strasbourg |
Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe |
199.45 |
September 21st-23rd |
Strasbourg |
Accession by Portugal to the Council of Europe |
176.28 |
November 8th-9th |
Brussels |
Council of Ministers (Development Co-operation) |
49.29 |
1,455.70 |