The following tables detail all travel for official purposes which has been undertaken by myself and the Ministers of State assigned to my Department, since the establishment of the current Government in May 2008 to the end of August 2008.
To date, there have been no costs incurred in respect of commercial flights. Any costs in relation to the Ministerial Air Transport Service are borne by the Department of Defence.
Details of travel undertaken by the Taoiseach
Date
|
Frequency
|
Details
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May 2008
|
1 Return Flight
1 Return Flight
|
Government Jet — Belfast
Government Jet — Cardiff
|
June 2008
|
1 Return Flight
1 Return Flight
|
Government Jet — Brussels
Government Jet — Belfast
|
July 2008
|
1 Return Flight
1 Return Flight
1 Return Flight
|
Government Jet — New York
Government Jet — Paris
Government Jet — Belfast
|
August 2008
|
1 Return Flight
|
Helicopter — Dublin — Omagh — Tullamore
|
Details of travel undertaken by Minister of State Pat Carey, Chief Whip
Date
|
Frequency
|
Details
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NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
Details of travel undertaken by Minister of State Dick Roche
Date
|
Frequency
|
Details
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June 2008
|
1 Return Flight
|
Government Jet — Brussels
|
July 2008
|
1 Return Flight
1 Return Flight
|
Commercial Flight — Quebec*
Beechcraft — France
|
* Minister of State Dick Roche travelled to Quebec in his capacity as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The cost of these flights were met by the Department of Foreign Affairs.