Table: 2007-2009 (to date)
Year
|
Destination
|
Purpose
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
€
|
2009
|
London
|
Attended Waterways Ireland (WI) exhibition at the London Boat Show with John Martin, CEO WI
|
473
|
|
Cardiff
|
Attended British Irish Council Summit Meeting
|
171
|
|
Australia
|
State Representative at St. Patrick’s Day events; meeting with Australian Premier Kevin Rudd; meetings with NSW Minister Tony Kelly; meetings with IDA clients; attended Enterprise Ireland events; visits to Irish Australian Welfare Bureaus
|
9,364
|
|
Canada
|
State Representative at the National Famine Commemoration events in Toronto and Quebec (also attended by Federal Minister Jim Prentice); visited Celtic Studies Department and delivered lecture on Great Famine in University of Toronto
|
3,788
|
Total
|
|
|
13,796
|
2008
|
London
|
Attended Waterways Ireland (WI) exhibition at the London Boat Show with Edwin Poots MLA, Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, and John Martin, CEO WI
|
2,101
|
|
Brussels
|
Meeting with EU Commissioner for Rural Development; attended Conference on Multilingualism
|
1,652
|
|
Boston, USA
|
Meetings with Department of Celtic Studies and Department of Celtic Languages & Literatures, Harvard University; delivered lecture on membership of European Union; attended event for Irish community in Boston; meetings with faculty and students in Boston College; visited Irish Centre in Canton.
|
6,008
|
|
India
|
State Representative at St. Patrick’s day events. 400+ guests in Delhi and 850+ guests in Mumbai comprising Irish community, business and diplomatic guests. Undertook range of interviews supporting all-island agencies (e.g. Tourism Ireland, IDA and Enterprise Ireland); visited projects funded by Irish Aid in slum areas.
|
6,802
|
|
New York, USA
|
Delivered Barra Ó Donnabháin lecture in New York University; launch of Fulbright Irish Language Programme 2008-11 in Lehman College; visited NY Irish Arts Centre
|
6,822
|
|
Brussels
|
Meeting with EU Commissioner Fischer Boel
|
628
|
|
Milwaukee, USA
|
Meetings with Chancellor of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and members of Faculty of Celtic Studies; speaker at Irish Fest Milwaukee attended range of Irish promotional events; meeting with Mayor of Milwaukee and Chamber of Commerce; attended commemoration of Omagh bombing.
|
7,603
|
|
Scotland
|
Meeting Scottish Government representatives, including Rt. Hon Mr. Alex Salmond, MSP, First Minister of Scotland, Linda Fabiani MSP, Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture, Richard Lochhead, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs & the Environment, John Swinney, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Sustainable Growth; meetings with Rural Development Council, Inverness, Norman Gillies of Sabhal Mor Ostaig; Scottish National Access Forum/NGOs in relation to Rural Recreation and Walkways
|
2,559
|
|
Isle of Man
|
Meeting with Hon Allan Bell MHK, Treasury Minister; visit to Tynwald; meeting regarding rural development issues chaired by Hon Phil Gawne, MHK; visit to Bunscoil (Manx language primary school); tour of Cregneash, including meeting with native Manx speakers
|
467
|
|
Boston/New York/Portland, USA
|
Guest of honour at 100 year celebration of the Mayo County Association; unveiling of plaque in honour of Éamon de Valera; visit to exhibition by Irish artist Joseph Walsh, attend Inter-county football match in Gaelic Park; visit Catholic Memorial High school to meet students in Irish language programme; official opening of Maine Irish Heritage centre; presentation with key to City by Mayor of Portland
|
7,097
|
Total
|
|
|
41,739
|
2007
|
London
|
Attended Waterways Ireland (WI) exhibition at the London Boat Show with CEO WI; launched new WI publication “Ireland: Waterways Map & Directory”
|
1,047
|
|
Phoenix, USA
|
State Representative at St. Patrick’s Day events in Phoenix; meeting with Bob Walkup, Mayor of Tucsan; meeting with Office of Economic Development in University of Arizona; meeting with Irish Business Network; meeting with Mayor of Phoenix, Phil Gordon; tour of Irish Art Collection in Phoenix Art Museum; visit to Irish Cultural Centre
|
15,528
|
|
Bonn, Germany
|
Attended and gave lecture at the International Congress on Celtic Studies
|
722
|
|
Cleveland, USA
|
Guest of Honour at Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland; meeting with Mayo people living in Cleveland; radio interviews
|
7,396
|
Total
|
|
|
24,693
|