Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 to 16, inclusive, together.

Requests for the use of the ministerial air transport service are made by Ministers' private secretaries to my office and are dealt with, in the first instance, by the staff of my office. Requests are examined by staff with regard to the need for and the purpose of travel, the destination, the availability and the suitability of other travel arrangements and other logistical details. Any necessary clarification or further information is then sought at this point. All operational matters are settled directly between the office of the Minister in question and the Department of Defence or the Air Corps.

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