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74 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance 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. [6288/96]
The following is a breakdown of the foreign travel undertaken by me and the Minister of State at my Department since January 1995, the number of people who travelled on each trip and the estimated travel cost of each trip. No cost is incurred by this Department for travel on military aircraft.
|
Destination |
Date |
Purpose |
Passengers |
Travel Cost |
|
£ |
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|
Brussels |
15/1/9516/1/95 |
ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Press Officer plus 2Departmental Officials |
3,184.90 |
|
Brussels |
20/2/95 |
ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Special Adviser, plus2 Departmental Officials |
312.50 |
|
Brussels |
20/3/9521/3/95 |
ECOFIN/Euro Parliament |
Private Secretary,Press Officer,Programme Manager plus2 Departmental Officials |
3825.00 |
|
London |
9/4/9511/4/95 |
EBRD |
Press Officer plus2 Departmental Officials |
No Cost |
|
Brussels/Paris/ Washington |
22/5/9529/5/95 |
ECOFIN/OECD/White HouseConference |
Private Secretary,Press Officer,Personal Secretary plus3 Departmental Officials Private Secretary,Special Adviser, plus3 Departmental Officials |
15,951.20 |
|
Luxembourg |
18/6/9519/6/95 |
ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Special Adviser, plus3 Departmental Officials |
1,371.00 |
|
Cannes |
24/6/95 |
European Council |
Private Secretary, |
1,615,20 |
|
27/6/95 |
Programme Manager plus |
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|
2 Departmental Officials |
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|
Brussels |
10/7/95 |
ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Press Officer, SpecialAdviser plus 2Departmental Officials |
No cost |
|
Brussels |
18/7/95 |
ECOFIN |
Press Officer,Programme Manager plus3 Departmental Officials |
305.12 |
|
Valencia |
29/9/951/10/95 |
Informal ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Special Adviser,Secretary of the Department and wife,Governor of Central Bank and wife |
1,835.00 |
|
London |
4/10/955/10/95 |
Irish EmbassyReception |
Programme Managerand Press Officer |
711.80 |
|
USA |
6/10/9515/10/95 |
IMF/World Bank AGM |
Programme Manager,Private Secretary,Press Officer plus2 Departmental Officials |
15,072.25 |
|
Luxembourg |
23/10/95 |
ECOFIN |
Private SecretarySpecial Adviser and2 Departmental Officials |
No Cost |
|
Brussels |
27/11/95 |
ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Special Adviser,Press Officer plus3 Departmental Officials |
4,234.34 |
|
Madrid |
11/12/9512/12/95 |
Launch of Ireland/Spain Business Association |
1 Departmental Official |
798.00 |
|
Madrid |
14/12/9516/12/95 |
European Council |
Private Secretary plus2 Departmental Officials |
838.00 |
|
Paris |
10/1/9611/1/96 |
Funeral of President Mitterand |
— |
647.70 |
|
Switzerland |
2/2/96 |
World Economic Forum |
1 Departmental Official |
No Cost |
|
Stockholm |
12/2/9614/2/96 |
Discussions with Swedish Finance Minister |
Private SecretaryProgramme Manager plus1 Departmental Official |
3,461.20 |
|
Florida |
21/2/9624/2/96 |
Address AFL/CIO Exec. Council Meeting |
Press Officer andProgramme Manager |
Bill not rec'd yet. |
|
Brussels |
10/3/9611/3/96 |
ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Press Officer, Special Adviserplus 2 Departmental Officials |
Bill not rec'd yet |
|
Destination |
Date |
Purpose |
Passengers |
Travel Cost |
|
£ |
||||
|
Brussels |
9/3/95 |
Consultation with EU Commission on Office of Public Works business |
Private Secretary plus2 Departmental Officials |
2,549.66 |
|
Brussels |
20/3/95 |
ECOFIN |
Private Secretary |
1,274,87 |
|
Paris |
7/4/95 |
Informal ECOFIN |
Private Secretary,Secretary of the Department and wife, Governor of Central Bank, Minister of State's wife |
No cost |
|
Destination |
Date |
Purpose |
Passengers |
Travel Cost |
|
£ |
||||
|
Nancy/Strasbourg |
6/2/9517/2/95 |
EU Meeting of Public Service Ministers |
Private Secretary plus1 Departmental Official |
2,512.80 |
|
Canada |
5/3/9510/3/95 |
Mining conf./Strategic Management Initiative |
3 Departmental Officials |
4,837.80 |
|
London |
4/5/955/5/96 |
Meeting UK Officials |
Private Secretary plus2 Departmental Officials |
109.00 |
|
Washington |
24/5/9527/5/95 |
White House conference |
Private Secretary plus2 Departmental Officials |
4,628.06 |
|
Beijing |
9/9/95 |
World conference on Women |
Private Secretary |
4,234.00 |
|
Madrid |
29/11/951/12/95 |
Informal meeting of Ministers on Regional Policy and Spatial Development |
1 Departmental Official |
834.00 |
|
Paris |
15/2/9618/2/96 |
Memorial Service for William Lawless & Wild Geese Ball |
— |
326.00 |
|
Paris |
4/3/96 |
OECD Conf. |
Special Adviser plus2 Departmental Officials |
Bill not rec'd yet |
|
Australia |
6/3/96 |
Famine Commemoration |
1 Departmental Official |
2,800 |
|
Destination |
Date |
Purpose |
Passengers |
Travel Cost |
|
£ |
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|
Geneva |
15/6/9516/6/95 |
Irish Investment Seminar |
Private Secretary plusSpecial Adviser |
3,430.60 |
|
Brussels |
24/7/9525/7/95 |
Budget Council |
Private Secretary,Special Adviser plus1 Departmental Official |
1,430.98 |
|
London |
5/9/956/9/95 |
Irish Investment Seminar |
Private Secretary plusSpecial Adviser |
776.70 |
|
Brussels |
17/11/95 |
EU Budget Council |
Private Secretary,Special Adviser plus1 Departmental Official |
604.84 |
|
Brussels |
21/1/96 |
ECOFIN and Round Table on Single Currency |
Private Secretary plus2 Departmental Officials |
1,859.40 |
|
London/ Stockholm |
6/3/967/3/96 |
Irish Investment Conference |
Private Secretary plusSpecial Adviser |
Bill not received yet |
