Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 February 2017
236. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of trips outside the State taken by either him or his Minister of State, in tabular form; the locations they were to; the purpose of each trip; the duration of each trip; the officials that accompanied any Minister on each trip; and the costs of flights, accommodation and any other expenses incurred per person on each trip. [7730/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is in the following table. Please note that Minister of State Finian McGrath has not taken any trips outside of the State. I have included flight costs where they have been incurred by the Department. Other costs can only be calculated once a claim has been submitted by the individual concerned. You will note that in many instances claims have not yet been submitted and therefore total costs cannot be calculated at this time.
|
Minister |
Dates |
Location |
Official Business |
Department Officials attending |
Flights - € |
Tand S Costs - € |
|
Minister Harris |
03/10/2016 |
Slovakia |
Health Informal - One Day |
Minister |
162.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
204.94 |
113.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
Press Advisor to Minister Harris (i) |
314.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Officer International and Research Policy Unit |
218.06 |
20.22 |
|
07/12/2016 |
Lisbon |
2nd Round Table Meeting |
Minister |
253.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
277.00 |
96.13 |
|
|
|
|
|
Press Advisor to Minister Harris |
306.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Officer Community, Pharmacy, Dental, Optical and Aural Policy Unit |
384.20 |
|
|
17/01/2016 |
Paris |
Ministerial level Health Committee Meeting |
Minister |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
|
139.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
Press Advisor to Minister Harris |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Secretary International and Research Policy Unit |
147.97 |
|
|
23/01/2017 |
London |
European Medicines Association |
Minister |
163.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
163.69 |
105.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
Press Advisor to Minister Harris |
163.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Advisor to Minister Harris |
163.69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Secretary Medicines Unit |
164.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Officer Medicines Unit |
164.35 |
|
|
06/02/2017 |
Brussels, Belgium |
European Medicines Association Discussions |
Minister |
226.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
237.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Press Advisor to Minister Harris |
237.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Secretary Medicines Unit |
246.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Officer Medicines Unit |
124.76 |
|
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Minister of State Byrne |
14/11/2016 - 16/11/2016 |
Venice, Italy |
Pompidou Symposium on NPS- Towards a new balanced approach on NPS, Venice, Italy |
Minister |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Principal Officer Drugs Policy Unit |
283.47 |
260.00 |
|
20/11/2016 - 21/11/2016 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Visit to H17, Drug Injection Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Minister |
207.45 |
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|
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Principal Officer Medicines Unit |
207.45 |
|
|
Minister of State Corcoran Kennedy |
16/06/2016 - 17/06/2016 |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg: Council Meeting Employment, Social Policy Health & Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) |
Minister |
916.90 |
403.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
916.90 |
304.57 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Secretary International and Research Policy Unit |
863.76 |
595.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Principal Officer International and Research Policy Unit |
863.76 |
482.26 |
|
|
26/09/2016 - 27/09/2016 |
Brussels |
Public Health Policy & Alcohol related Harm Seminar |
Minister |
48.53 |
216.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
48.53 |
512.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Officer Tobacco and Alcohol Control Unit (ii) |
350.32 |
587.51 |
|
09/11/2016 - 10/11/2016 |
Brussels |
Brussels. Irish Permenant Representation Conference Minimum Unit Pricins of Alcohol |
Minister |
125.23 |
180.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
125.23 |
520.67 |
|
16/01/2017 - 17/01/2017 |
University of Liverpool London Campus |
Conference 'Taxation and Other Economic Incentives as health-Promoting Tools: A Focus on Tobacco, Alcohol and Unhealthy Diets |
Minister |
179.20 |
398.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
179.20 |
410.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Principal Officer Tobacco and Alcohol Control Unit |
174.72 |
545.92 |
|
Minister of State McEntee |
16/06/2016 - 17/06/2016 |
Glasgow - Scotland |
British Irish Council Summit |
Minister |
306.98 |
95.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
306.98 |
71.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Principal Officer Services for the Elderly Unit |
161.98 |
215.27 |
|
|
04/08/2016 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Scottish Young Carers Festival, |
Minister |
201.98 |
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant Principal Officer Services for the Elderly Unit |
201.98 |
119.60 |
|
09/12/2016 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
British Irish Council, Ministerial Meeting on Demography |
Minister |
118.87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
120.15 |
85.52 |
|
06/02/2016 - 07/02/2016 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Mental Health and Active Ageing Conference |
Minister |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Private Secretary |
0.00 |
0.00 |
i The cost of this flight reflects a necessary last minute name change
ii Flight date changed
