Official Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 January 2011

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Ceisteanna (377, 378, 379, 380)

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

425 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 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. [2675/11]

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

426 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 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. [2690/11]

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

428 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 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. [2735/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (Deputy Batt O’Keeffe)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 425, 426 and 428 together.

In the time available, it has not been possible for my officials to compile all of the information requested by the Deputy in respect of foreign ministerial travel and foreign travel by officials of my Department and its Offices. However, I will forward the details to the Deputy in writing as soon as possible. With regard to the agencies under the remit of my Department, the details of the expenditure incurred in respect of foreign travel is a matter for each agency.

Lucinda Creighton

Ceist:

427 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation 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. [2720/11]

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (Deputy Batt O’Keeffe)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out below.

	Minister	Date	Hotel	Purpose	Cost
					€
2009	Tánaiste (Mary Coughlan TD)	28/7/09	Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick	Publication of Mid-West Task Force Report	100
	Tánaiste (Mary Coughlan TD)	29/10/09	Clayton Hotel, Galway	IDA announcement	79
	Tánaiste (Mary Coughlan TD)	05/11/09	Strand Hotel, Limerick	Shannon Development announcement	70
2010	Minister (Batt O’Keeffe TD)	01/5/10	Ardilaun Hotel, Galway	Meeting with Quinn Insurance Administrators	115
2011	No hotel accommodation used to date

Question No. 428 answered with Question No. 425.