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Ministerial Travel.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 December 2009

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

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Thomas P. Broughan

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95 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by each Minister engaged in Government business on commercial flights during 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48225/09]

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The amounts spent by my Department in respect of travel undertaken by myself and my predecessor on commercial flights since January 2006 are set out on Table 1. Details of the amounts spent by my Department on travel undertaken on commercial flights by Ministers of State at my Department are available from 1 April 2007 and are provided on Table 2. The tables do not include the cost of Ministerial travel on commercial flights which were organised and paid for by agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Table 1 — Amounts spent by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on travel undertaken by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on commercial flights from 1 Jan. 2006-30 Nov. 2009

Minister

2006

2007

2008

2009

Micheál Martin

3,447.53

4,452.00

121.13

Mary Coughlan

813.48

1,465.57

Table 2 — Amounts spent by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on travel undertaken by Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on commercial flights from 1 April 2007-20 Nov. 2009

Minister of State

2007

2008

2009

Tony Killeen

497.03

Michael Ahern

7,953.04

1,483.20

Billy Kelleher

376.81

8,776.73

1,733.42

John McGuinness

14,218.43

597.32

Jimmy Devins

2,980.13

1,162.67

Dara Calleary

2,162.24

Conor Lenihan

1,634.32

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