In the Programme for Government a commitment was given to introduce a new code of practice for the use of the Ministerial Air Transport Service ensuring transparent and cost effective travel. The Department of the Taoiseach accepted lead responsibility for this commitment with my Department and the Defence Forces having a contributory role in its implementation. In line with this commitment, information relating to the Ministerial Air Transport Service is now published on my Department’s website and this information is updated on a monthly basis.
My Department follows the normal practice in the aviation business of costing aircraft by reference to the cost per flying hour under each of two headings as set out as follows:
- The direct cost, which includes costs which are additional to those associated with having the aircraft and which only arise when the aircraft is flown including maintenance, fuel and support services; and
- The total cost, which is the direct cost plus the costs associated with having the aircraft, including depreciation and personnel costs.
For clarity, an additional column has been included in the table showing the cost associated with having the aircraft regardless of whether it is flown.
The statistics on the use of the service by each travelling Minister and the Taoiseach for 2012 and up to the end of May, 2013 are set out as follows.
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Date
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Return Date
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Min.Time on Board
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Route
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Department
|
Passengers
|
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11/01/2012
|
12/01/2012
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300
|
Baldonnel - Vienna - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs)
|
Tánaiste plus 5
|
|
18/01/2012
|
18/01/2012
|
250
|
Baldonnel - Berlin - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 6
|
|
23/01/2012
|
24/01/2012
|
250
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Frankfurt - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 6
|
|
26/01/2012
|
29/01/2012
|
725
|
Baldonnel - Naples - Tel Aviv - Naples - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs)
|
Tánaiste plus 6
|
|
09/02/2012
|
09/02/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 3
|
|
20/02/2012
|
21/02/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
MOS Finance
|
MOS plus 4
|
|
24/02/2012
|
24/02/2012
|
385
|
Baldonnel - Tunis - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs)
|
Tánaiste plus 3
|
|
08/03/2012
|
09/03/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Environment, Community & Local Government
|
Minister plus 5
|
|
12/03/2012
|
13/03/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 3
|
|
29/03/2012
|
30/03/2012
|
240
|
Baldonnel - Copenhagen - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 6
|
|
23/04/2012
|
23/04/2012
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs)
|
Tánaiste plus 4
|
|
01/05/2012
|
02/05/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 4
|
|
06/05/2012
|
07/05/2012
|
330
|
Baldonnel - Warsaw - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 4
|
|
14/05/2012
|
15/05/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 5
|
|
21/06/2012
|
22/06/2012
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Finance/Health
|
Minister x 2 plus 5
|
|
06/09/2012
|
08/09/2012
|
650
|
Baldonnel - Northolt - Naples - Paphos - Naples - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs)
|
Tánaiste plus 5
|
|
01/10/2012
|
01/10/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Environment, Community & Local Government
|
Minister plus 3
|
|
08/10/2012
|
09/10/2012
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 3
|
|
14/10/2012
|
15/10/2012
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs) / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste, MOS plus 4
|
|
25/10/2012
|
26/10/2012
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Justice, Equality & Law Reform
|
Minister plus 6
|
|
05/11/2012
|
07/11/2012
|
700
|
Baldonnel - Naples - Larnaca - Naples - Baldonnel
|
Public Expenditure & Reform
|
Minister plus 4
|
|
12/11/2012
|
13/11/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 3
|
|
18/11/2012
|
19/11/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Defence
|
Minister plus 4
|
|
20/11/2012
|
21/11/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 3
|
|
26/11/2012
|
27/11/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 4
|
|
03/12/2012
|
04/12/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 5
|
|
06/12/2012
|
07/12/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Justice & Equality / Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation / Health
|
Minister x 3 plus 6
|
|
10/12/2012
|
11/12/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs)
|
Tánaiste plus 5
|
|
12/12/2012
|
13/12/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 4
|
|
Date
|
Return Date
|
Min. Time on Board
|
Route
|
Department
|
Passengers
|
|
12/01/2012
|
12/01/2012
|
120
|
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 8
|
|
25/01/2012
|
27/01/2012
|
240
|
Baldonnel - Zurich - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 8
|
|
30/01/2012
|
30/01/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / MOS Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach, MOS plus 11
|
|
08/02/2012
|
09/02/2012
|
790
|
Baldonnel - Teteboro - Whiteplains - Teteboro - Dublin
|
An Taoiseach / Enterprise/Trade & Innovation
|
Taoiseach, Minister plus 11
|
|
15/02/2012
|
17/02/2012
|
835
|
Baldonnel - Teteboro - White Plains - Teteboro - Boston - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 9
|
|
23/02/2012
|
24/02/2012
|
385
|
Baldonnel - Berlin - Rome - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 7
|
|
29/02/2012
|
02/03/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Finance / MOS Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach, Minister, MOS plus 9
|
|
15/03/2012
|
21/03/2012
|
1050
|
Baldonnel - Chicago - Southbend - Whiteplains - Washington - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 14
|
|
12/03/2012
|
12/03/2012
|
120
|
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 8
|
|
26/04/2012
|
27/04/2012
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Agriculture, Marine & Food / Justice & Equality
|
Minister x 2 plus 12
|
|
23/05/2012
|
24/05/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade)
|
Taoiseach, Tánaiste plus 10
|
|
11/06/2012
|
14/06/2012
|
840
|
Baldonnel - Yerevan - Tbilisi - Batumi - Baku - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade)
|
Tánaiste plus 13
|
|
22/06/2012
|
22/06/2012
|
185
|
Baldonnel - Edinburgh - Cork - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
|
Taoiseach, Minister plus 10
|
|
25/06/2012
|
25/06/2012
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade)
|
Tánaiste plus 6
|
|
28/06/2012
|
29/06/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / MOS Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, MOS plus 11
|
|
09/07/2012
|
11/07/2012
|
680
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Larnaca - Baldonnel
|
Finance/Health
|
Minister x 2 plus 7
|
|
17/07/2012
|
17/07/2012
|
210
|
Baldonnel - Frankfurt - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 6
|
|
23/07/2012
|
24/07/2012
|
495
|
Baldonnel - Berlin - Rome - Budapest - Baldonnel
|
Agriculture, Marine & Food
|
Minister plus 6
|
|
27/07/2012
|
28/07/2012
|
120
|
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 5
|
|
11/09/2012
|
15/09/2012
|
775
|
Baldonnel - Paris - Berlin - Rome - Larnaca - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 10
|
|
21/09/2012
|
22/09/2012
|
340
|
Baldonnel - Rome - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 6
|
|
03/10/2012
|
03/10/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / Finance / Public Expenditure & Reform / Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation / Social Protection / Communications, Energy & Natural Resources / Environment, Community & Local Government / Agriculture, Food & Marine / Transport, Tourism & Sport / MOS European Affairs
|
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister x 7, MOS plus 9
|
|
09/10/2012
|
09/10/2012
|
190
|
Baldonnel - Paris - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade)
|
Tánaiste plus 5
|
|
11/10/2012
|
14/10/2012
|
905
|
Baldonnel - Philadelphia - Cleveland - Knock - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 8
|
|
18/10/2012
|
19/10/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste / MOS European Affairs
|
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, MOS plus 12
|
|
22/10/2012
|
22/10/2012
|
190
|
Baldonnel - Paris - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / MOS Food, Horticulture & Food Safety
|
Taoiseach, MOS plus 8
|
|
25/10/2012
|
26/10/2012
|
250
|
Baldonnel - Berlin - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade)
|
Tánaiste plus 8
|
|
01/11/2012
|
01/11/2012
|
250
|
Baldonnel - Berlin - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 8
|
|
07/11/2012
|
08/11/2012
|
395
|
Baldonnel - Budapest - Vienna - Berlin - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 7
|
|
19/11/2012
|
20/11/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste, MOS plus 10
|
|
22/11/2012
|
23/11/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / Agriculture, Food & Marine / MOS European Affairs
|
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister, MOS plus 12
|
|
26/11/2012
|
26/11/2012
|
100
|
Baldonnel - Cardiff - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Children & Youth Affairs
|
Taoiseach, Minister plus 8
|
|
28/11/2012
|
29/11/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Agriculture, Food & Marine / Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation
|
Minister x2 plus 9
|
|
10/12/2012
|
10/12/2012
|
260
|
Baldonnel - Oslo - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach plus 6
|
|
13/12/2012
|
14/12/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / MOS European Affairs
|
Taoiseach, MOS plus 10
|
|
16/12/2012
|
17/12/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (Foreign Affairs & Trade) / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste, MOS plus 6
|
|
20/12/2012
|
20/12/2012
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Dublin
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
|
Minister plus 9
|
|
Departure date
|
Return date
|
Ministerial time on board (Minutes)
|
Route
|
Department
|
Passengers
|
|
15/01/2013
|
16/01/2013
|
210
|
Baldonnel - Strasbourg - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach Plus 6
|
|
16/01/2013
|
17/01/2013
|
250
|
Baldonnel - Strasbourg - Paris - Baldonnel
|
Agriculture, Marine & Food
|
Minister Plus 5
|
|
23/01/2013
|
25/01/2013
|
240
|
Baldonnel - Zurich - Basel-Milhouse - Zurich - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Finance
|
Taoiseach , Minister Plus 6
|
|
22/01/2013
|
22/01/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Tánaiste (DFAT)/ Finance / Public Expenditure & Reform / MOS Public Expenditure
|
Tánaiste, Minister x 3 , MOS Plus 8
|
|
20/01/2013
|
20/01/2013
|
90
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance / MOS Public Expenditure
|
Minister, MOS Plus 5
|
|
28/01/2013
|
28/01/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
|
Minister Plus 3
|
|
03/02/2013
|
04/02/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (DFAT) / MOS European Affairs
|
Taoiseach, Tánaiste, MOS Plus 5
|
|
10/02/2013
|
12/02/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance / MOS Public Expenditure
|
Minister, MOS Plus 6
|
|
05/02/2013
|
05/02/2013
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Strasbourg - Baldonnel
|
Agriculture, Marine & Food
|
Minister Plus 2
|
|
17/02/2013
|
18/02/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT)
|
Tánaiste Plus 4
|
|
16/02/2013
|
16/02/2013
|
120
|
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel
|
Taoiseach / Defence / MOS Justice
|
Taoiseach, Minister, MOS Plus 5
|
|
28/02/2013
|
01/03/2013
|
120
|
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT)
|
Tánaiste Plus 5
|
|
27/02/2013
|
28/02/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Education & Skills / Social Protection / Arts Heritage & Gaeltacht Affairs
|
Minister x 3 Plus 5
|
|
11/03/2013
|
11/03/2013
|
120
|
Baldonnel - Northolt - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach Plus 7
|
|
15/03/2013
|
16/03/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister Plus 2
|
|
24/03/2013
|
25/03/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister Plus 3
|
|
11/04/2013
|
11/04/2013
|
210
|
Baldonnel - Zurich - Baldonnel
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
|
Minister Plus 2
|
|
22/04/2013
|
23/04/2013
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Defence
|
Minister Plus 4
|
|
01/05/2013
|
02/05/2013
|
240
|
Baldonnel - Zurich - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister Plus 2
|
|
13/05/2013
|
14/05/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT) / Finance / MOS Public Expenditure / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste / Minister / MOS x 2 plus 11
|
|
20/05/2013
|
21/05/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT)
|
Tánaiste Plus 5
|
|
30/05/2013
|
30/05/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
|
Minister Plus 2
|
|
28/05/2013
|
29/05/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation / MOS Enterprise
|
Minister / MOS plus 7
|
|
Departure date
|
Return date
|
Ministerial time on board (Minutes)
|
Route
|
Department
|
Passengers
|
|
30/01/2013
|
31/01/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Tánaiste (DFAT) / Public Expenditure & Reform / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste, Minister, MOS plus 9
|
|
07/02/2013
|
08/02/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Agriculture, Food & Marine / MOS European Affairs
|
Taoiseach, MOS plus 12
|
|
14/02/2013
|
16/02/2013
|
465
|
Baldonnel - Moscow - Baldonnel
|
Finance
|
Minister plus 5
|
|
21/02/2013
|
22/02/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources / MOS Communications
|
Minister, MOS plus 9
|
|
26/02/2013
|
27/02/2013
|
360
|
Baldonnel - Geneva - Rome - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT)
|
Tánaiste plus 6
|
|
03/03/2013
|
05/03/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Finance / MOS Public Expenditure
|
Minister, MOS plus 7
|
|
09/03/2013
|
12/03/2013
|
390
|
Baldonnel - Beirut - Larnaca - Tel Aviv - Baldonnel
|
Defence
|
Minister plus 8
|
|
07/03/2013
|
07/03/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach Plus 6
|
|
15/03/2013
|
23/03/2013
|
1600
|
Baldonnel - White Plains - Washington - Orange County - Burbank - Moffett - Seattle - Edmonton - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach Plus 14
|
|
13/03/2013
|
15/03/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation / MOS European Affairs
|
Taoiseach / Minister / MOS plus 10
|
|
07/04/2013
|
10/04/2013
|
690
|
Baldonnel - Istanbul - Gaziantep - Ankara - Istanbul - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT)
|
Tánaiste Plus 13
|
|
11/04/2013
|
11/04/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT) / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste /MOS Plus 5
|
|
18/04/2013
|
19/04/2013
|
420
|
Baldonnel - Kiev - Baldonnel
|
MOS Public Expenditure & Reform
|
MOS Plus 5
|
|
21/04/2013
|
22/04/2013
|
200
|
Baldonnel - Luxembourg - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT) / Agriculture, Food & Marine / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste / Minister / MOS plus 13
|
|
25/04/2013
|
25/04/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT)
|
Tánaiste Plus 6
|
|
28/04/2013
|
29/04/2013
|
370
|
Baldonnel - Granada - Lisbon - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach Plus 8
|
|
06/05/2013
|
06/05/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach / Tánaiste (DFAT)
|
Taoiseach / Tánaiste plus 9
|
|
12/05/2013
|
13/05/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Tánaiste (DFAT) / Finance / Public Expenditure & Reform / MOS Public Expenditure / MOS European Affairs
|
Tánaiste / Minister x2 / MOS plus 15
|
|
18/05/2013
|
20/05/2013
|
765
|
Baldonnel - Boston - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach Plus 7
|
|
16/05/2013
|
17/05/2013
|
180
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Baldonnel
|
Communications , Energy & Natural Resources/ Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht / MOS Tourism
|
Minister x2 / MOS plus 8
|
|
22/05/2013
|
23/05/2013
|
505
|
Baldonnel - Brussels - Athens - Baldonnel
|
An Taoiseach
|
Taoiseach Plus 8
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|
26/05/2013
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29/05/2013
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Tánaiste (DFAT)
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Tánaiste Plus 9
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