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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Mar 1996

Vol. 463 No. 3

Written Answers. - Ministerial Foreign Travel.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

124 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the foreign trips undertaken by him and the Minister(s) of State at his Department since assuming office; the total number of people who travelled on each trip; the names of the passengers; the total cost of each trip; and the sources of funding for each trip. [6289/96]

Limerick East): The following are the details requested by the Deputy:——

Travel Abroad to Date: Michael Noonan TD, Minister for Health

21/22 December 1994

Destination:

Brussels

Participants (=4):

Minister, Secretary, Departmental P.O., Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost:

*£884.01

*Travel by Air Corps

2-5 May 1995

Destination:

Geneva

Participants (=3):

Minister, Special Adviser, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer and World Health Organisation

Total cost:

*£6,983.03

1-2 June 1995

Destination:

Luxembourg

Participants (=6):

Minister, Secretary, Departmental A.P. and H.E.O., Programme Manager, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost:

*£5,181.29

*Return journey by Air Corps

19 June 1995

Destination:

London

Participants (=3):

Minister, Secretary, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost:

*£583.90

17-24 September 1995

Destination:

Maseru, Lesotho; Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa

Participants (=4):

Minister, Secretary, Special Adviser, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost:

*£23,858.51

28-30 October 1995

Destination:

Amman, Jordan

Participants (=5):

Minister, Principal Officer — Department of Finance, Counsellor — Department of Foreign Affairs, Programme Manager, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer and Jordanian Authorities

Total cost:

*£177,40

*Travel by Air Corps

29-30 November 1995

Destination:

Brussels

Participants (=5):

Minister, Secretary, Departmental A.P., Special Adviser, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer and E.U.

Costs:

*£3,120.37

*Recouped from EU:

£2,876.50

*Return journey by Air Corps

Total cost to date:

£243.87

25-26 January 1996

Destination:

London and Brussels

Participants (=4):

Minister, Special Adviser, Secretary, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost to date:

*£95,63

*Return journey by Air Corps

Travel Abroad to Date: Mr. Brian O'Shea TD, Minister of State

21/25 February 1995

Destination:

Panama

Participants (=4):

Minister of State, Private Secretary, Principal Officer & Permanent Representative in Brussels, Department of Foreign Affairs

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total Cost:

*£8,853.45

23 September — 1 October 1995

Destination:

USA

Participants (=4):

Minister of State, Departmental P.O., Special Adviser, Private Secretary.

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total Cost:

£12,649.61

12-14 December, 1995

Destination:

Paris, France

Participants (=5):

Minister of State, Special Adviser, Private Secretary. Departmental P.O., Researcher, UCG.

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost to date:

£1,550.40

21-22 February, 1996

Destination:

Netherlands

Participants (=5):

Minister of State, Departmental Assistant Secretary and P.O., Special Adviser, Private Secretary.

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost to date:

£599.98

21-22 March, 1996

Destination:

Florence, Italy

Participants (=5):

Minister of State, Special Adviser, Private Secretary. Assistant Secretary and Permanent Representative in Brussels. Department of Foreign Affairs.

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost to date:

£430.00

Travel Abroad to Date: Mr. Austin Currie TD, Minister of State

26/30 April 1995

Destination:

Rome

Participants (=4):

Minister of State, Secretary, Minister's Wife, Departmental A.P., Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost:

£5,057.46

12-15 May, 1995

Destination:

Oslo

Participants (=5):

Minister of State, Minister's Wife, Departmental P.O., Social Work Adviser, Private Secretary

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost:

£5,536.35

24 January — 1 February, 1996

Destination:

San Diego & Washington D.C.

Participants (=4):

Minister of State, Minister's Wife, Departmental P.O., Private Secretary.

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost to date:

£14,993.38

12-13 February, 1996

Destination:

London

Participants (=4):

Minister of State, Departmental Director, Special Adviser, Private Secretary.

Source of Funding:

Exchequer

Total cost to date:

£776.40

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