Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Mar 1996

Vol. 463 No. 3

Written Answers. - Ministerial Foreign Travel.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

294 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice the foreign trips undertaken by her and the Minister(s) of State at her 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. [6294/96]

Minister for Justice (Mrs. Owen)

The information regarding trips undertaken up until 17 October 1995 are as stated in Parliamentary Question No. 103 dated 18 October 1995. The following are the trips made by me since then:

Duration	Destination	Number of Accompanying Delegation	Purpose	*Provisional Costs
				£
23/11/1995to24/11/1995	Brussels	Assistant SecretaryPrincipal OfficerAssistant PrincipalPrivate SecretaryProgrammeManager	Council Meeting of EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs	524
		Total No: 5
8/12/1995	London	Secretary of DepartmentPrivate Secretary	Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Conference	79
		Total No: 2
15/1/1996	Belfast	Assistant Secretary	Anglo-Irish Conference	Nil
		Total No: 1
26/1/1996to28/1/1996	Rome	Brian OwenPrivate SecretaryProgrammeManager	Council Meeting of EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs	2,578
		Total No: 3
1/2/1996	London	Secretary of DepartmentPrincipal OfficerPrivate SecretaryProgrammeManager	Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Conference	Nil
		Total No:4
28/2/1996	London	Secretary of Department	Anglo-Irish Summit	Nil
		Total No: 1
13/3/1996to18/3/1996	New YorkBoston	Brian OwenPrivate Secretary	Representing the Government at St. Patrick's Day functions in New York and Boston. Also meeting with Police authorities	10,001
		Total No: 2
19/3/1996to20/3/1996	Brussels	Assistant SecretaryPrivate SecretaryProgrammeManagerPress OfficerSpecial Adviser (2)	Council Meeting of EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs	2,324
		Total No: 6

All the costs were paid from official funds. In some cases where travel related to business with the EU, some costs are refundable.

The costs shown for each visit are based on the travel and subsistence costs which have been brought to account in the Department of Justice to date. It can be some time before invoices or other bills are received and brought to account in the Department of Justice.