Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 11 Oct 1994

Vol. 445 No. 6

Written Answers. - Cost of Official Visits Abroad.

Michael Noonan

Ceist:

115 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the official journeys abroad which will be undertaken by him or any Minister of State attached to his Department between now and the end of the year; the purpose of each journey; and the projected cost of each journey. [628/94]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Spring)

The following are the official journeys abroad which the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs expect to undertake between now and the end of the year. Estimated costs are given in each case, and, where relevant, include the cost of any accompanying delegation.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs	£
General Affairs Council, Luxem- bourg — 31 October 1994	1,340
General Affairs Council, Brussels — 28 November 1994	800
Summit meeting of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, Budapest 5-6 December 1994	1,500
European Council, Essen, Germany 9-10 December 1994	1,600
General Affairs Council, Brussels — 19-20 December 1994	1,400
To Rwanda, accompanying the Pres- ident — 12-16 October 1994	9,538
Development Council, Brussels — 25 October 1994	800

In the case of attendance at European Union meetings the cost of air travel is refundable from the Union and is therefore not included in the estimated costs of attendance at such meetings.

There are no journeys scheduled for the Minister of State in her capacity as Minister of State at the Office of the Tánaiste between now and the end of the year.