Written answers

Wednesday, 26 October 2005

Department of Education and Science

Foreign Travel

9:00 pm

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the foreign conferences attended by her since June 2002; and the number of public servants and others included in the entourage for each such conference. [30818/05]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have attended two foreign conferences since becoming Minister for Education and Science in September 2004. My predecessor attended three foreign conferences as Minister for Education and Science during the period referred to by the Deputy. The details are set out below.

Foreign Conferences/Meetings attended by Minister Mary Hanafin from 29th Sept 2004.
Date Destination Purpose of Visit No. of Accompanying Persons
14-Nov-04 Brussels EU Education Council Meeting 2
09-Dec-04 Paris Meeting at OECD 4
11-Jan-05 Beijing Official Visit to China 2
12-Mar-05 New York St. Patrick's Day Ministerial Visit 2
04-May-05 Crackow Poland Council of Europe Ministerial Conference 3
01-Jun-05 Florence Round Table Discussion at the European University Institute 2
12-Jul-05 London EU Education Minister's Meeting 2
18-Aug-05 Orlando USA Science Challenge Event 1
06-Oct-05 Paris UNESCO General Conference 1
Foreign Conferences/Meetings attended by Minister Noel Dempsey from June 2002 to September 2004.
Date Destination Purpose of Visit No. of Accompanying Persons
24-Jan-03 London Bi-Lateral Meeting with UK Secretary of State 1
28-Feb-03 Athens Informal EU Ministerial Meeting 2
18-Mar-03 Thailand/Bangkok Official visit to Thailand 1
30-Mar-03 London Meeting with former Residents of Industrail Schools 2
26-Jun-03 Larnaca Meeting with European Ministers of Education 3
19-Sep-03 Berlin Pre Presidency Meeting with German Minister of Education 3
05-Oct-03 Hong Kong Accompanying President on State Visit to China 2
26-Oct-03 Milan Informal Meeting of Ministers of Education 4
25-Jan-04 Brussels EU Presidency Meeting with European Parliament 2
26-Feb-04 Brussels Education Council Meeting (President) 3
10-Mar-04 Japan Ministerial visit to Japan 2
04-Apr-04 Brussels European Science Congress 2
25-Apr-04 Brussels Addressed Eu Conference in Liege Belgium 1
28-May-04 Brussels Education Council Meeting (President) 1
24-Jun-04 Oslo Conference of EU/EEA Ministers of Education 4
11-Jul-04 Amsterdam Informal EU Ministerial Meeting 2

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