Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I apologise. The Deputy is the leader of the esteemed Socialist Party. I stand corrected.

I expect the final cost of both State visits will be somewhat in excess of €20 million. The estimated generated separate print and media broadcast pieces were more than 38,000. The estimated cost of that is about €300 million, not to mention the impact in terms of Ireland's status and reputation and the global coverage that both visits received during that week.

See this speech in context