Mary Harney
Ceist:449 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Health the number of official trips abroad he has made since he took office; the number of persons that accompanied him on each of these trips; and the cost of the various trips. [773/94]
Written Answers. - Ministers' Official Trips Abroad.
Since taking up office on 12 January 1993 I have made a total of 15 visits abroad on official business. The following table gives the information requested regarding each of these visits.
|
Destination |
Dates |
No. of persons Accompanying Minister |
Total Cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
ChicagoUSA |
14 March 1993 to 20 March 1993 |
1 |
7,268 |
|
Teheran,Iran |
18 April 1993 to 21 April 1993 |
3 |
10,910 |
|
Geneva,Switzerland |
4 May 1993 to 7 May 1993 |
1 |
5,099 |
|
Brussels,Belgium |
26 May 1993 to 27 May 1993 |
4 |
4,337 |
|
Copenhagen,Denmark |
29 August 1993 to 31 August 1993 |
4 |
3,532 |
|
Brussels,Belgium |
6 September 1993 to 7 September 1993 |
4 |
1,653 |
|
Brussels,Belgium |
7 December 1993 to 8 December 1993 |
1 |
1,482 |
|
Brussels,Belgium |
12 December 1993 to 13 December 1993 |
5 |
5,106 |
|
Israel |
9 January 1994 to 14 January 1994 |
2 |
6,466 |
|
Strasbourg,France |
3 February 1994 to 4 February 1994 |
4 |
3,708 |
|
Australia |
4 April 1994 to 10 April 1994 |
3 |
28,610 |
|
Rhodes,Greece |
13 May 1994 to 14 May 1994 |
3 |
3,557 |
|
Luxembourg |
1 June 1994 to 2 June 1994 |
3 |
468 |
|
Japan |
6 August 1994 to 11 August 1994 |
2 |
15,263(estimate) |
|
Cairo,Egypt |
3 September 1994 to 8 September 1994 |
3 |
9,540(estimate) |