Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the foreign conferences attended by him since June 2002; and the number of public servants and others included in the entourage for each such conference. [30808/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Finance I have attended a number of international events and meetings, as did my predecessor, the former Minister, Deputy McCreevy. However, since June 2002, only one foreign conference was attended by the Minister for Finance. This was the Conference on European Financial Integration held in Brussels in June 2004, which was attended by my predecessor, the former Minister, former Deputy McCreevy. The delegation which accompanied the Minister comprised three civil servants, that is, a departmental assistant secretary, the Minister's private secretary and the Department of Finance press officer.