The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of visits to foreign countries I have taken on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government is provided in the table below.
Date
|
Location
|
Cost (€) incurred by the Department
|
Details
|
No. of days
|
1-2 December 2021
|
London
|
846.45
|
British Irish Intergovernmental Conference
|
2
|
9-10 December 2021
|
Brussels
|
688.51
|
Meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council
|
2
|
23-24 January 2022
|
London
|
893.51
|
Meeting with British Home Secretary and Justice Secretary
|
2
|
1-2 February 2022
|
Lille
|
717.90
|
JHA Council
|
2
|
27-28 February 2022
|
Brussels
|
1303.95
|
Emergency JHA Council
|
2
|
2-4 March 2022
|
Brussels
|
485.04
|
JHA Council
|
3
|
13-19 March 2022
|
USA
|
4915.64
|
Saint Patrick’s Day
|
7
|
28 March 2022
|
Brussels
|
1116.87
|
Emergency JHA
|
1
|
31 May - 1 June 2022
|
Rotterdam & Brussels
|
704.74
|
The Minister, Special Advisor and Private Secretary travelled from Rotterdam to Brussels for EU Child Sexual Abuse Conference. The Department did not pay for the Minister’s travel to Rotterdam.
|
2
|
8-10 June 2022
|
Luxembourg
|
502.82
|
JHA
|
3
|