Official Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 January 2011

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Ceisteanna (212, 213, 214, 215)

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

259 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of any foreign trips made by him in the year 2010 and to date in 2011; the purpose of each trip; the costs associated with each trip broken down by air travel, ground transportation, hotel accommodation and entertaining expenses; if air travel was by way of commercial airline or Government jet; the exact mode of ground transportation used; the name of each hotel and the nature of the entertainment for which the expenses were incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2684/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled by my office and will be forwarded to her when available.

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

260 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of any foreign trips made by officials in his Department in the years 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; the purpose of each trip; the costs associated with each trip broken down by air travel, ground transportation, hotel accommodation and entertaining expenses; if air travel was by way of commercial airline or Government jet; the mode of ground transportation used; the name of each hotel; the nature of the entertainment for which expenses were incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2699/11]

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

Over the period in question officials from my Department would have taken of the order of 600 to 700 foreign trips relating to official business. The information sought is being collated and will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

261 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of hotel accommodation used by him within the State while on ministerial duties in the years 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; the name of each hotel in which he stayed; the costs associated with each stay and the purpose of each trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/11]

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

No hotel costs for accommodation within the state was incurred in 2010 or to date in 2011. Details in relation to hotel costs for 2009 are set out below.

Date	Name of Hotel	Cost	Purpose of stay
11 January 2009	The Radisson, Cork Airport	€80	Meeting with the Board of Cork Airport Authority at 8.30am on 12 January 2009.

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

262 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of any foreign trips made by officials in public bodies under the remit of his Department in the years 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011, the purpose of each trip; the costs associated with each trip broken down by air travel, ground transportation, hotel accommodation and entertaining expenses; if air travel was by way of commercial airline or Government jet; the mode of ground transportation used; the name of each hotel; the nature of entertainment for which expenses were incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2744/11]

Minister for Transport (Deputy Noel Dempsey)

Foreign trips made by officials of public bodies within my remit are a day-to day matter for the bodies concerned. I have no function in the matter.