Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 96: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a standard policy for all civil servants and public servants in relation to the use of business class economy class in air travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31964/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Foreign travel guidelines covering, inter alia, business and economy class air travel were issued by my Department to all Government Departments/Offices on 1 July 2009.

Departments/Offices were required to implement these guidelines in respect of their own local management of travel arrangements and were also requested to write to the relevant public bodies/agencies under their aegis to ensure that the guidelines were adhered to by the state organisations concerned. Such public bodies/agencies are required to report on their compliance with the guidelines in their annual reporting procedures prescribed under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.

I have asked my officials to forward directly to you a copy of the foreign travel guidelines for information.