It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the information requested in regard to the number and location of foreign visits and the composition of travelling parties. I have therefore arranged to have the information prepared and will communicate this to the Deputy.
In relation to the costs, as I pointed out to the House, on 6 October, the information available is limited by the level at which details are recorded on my Department's financial systems.
It is not practicable, therefore, to provide details of the cost of each individual Ministerial overseas travel engagement. However, the table below provides, as far as the information is available, the total identifiable cost related to foreign travel undertaken by all Ministers and Ministers of State at my Department for each year since 2007.
Total cost related to foreign travel undertaken by Ministers and Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 2007-2009
Year
|
Total Cost
|
|
€
|
2007
|
146,980.61
|
2008
|
184,369.39
|
2009 (to date)
|
43,907.26
|