Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 399: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the distance he travelled with a view to determining his carbon footprint, by air using commercial airlines in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4028/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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During the twelve month period ending 31 December 2006, I undertook four international business trips via commercial airline, to the following destinations — New York, Edinburgh, Boston, and London Heathrow. Each of these were return flights originating from Dublin. I also travelled on a single flight from Cork to Dublin.

In addition, I undertook five EU business trips via Government Jet, on return flights from Baldonnel, to the following destinations — Brussels, Lisbon, Helsinki, Luxembourg and Villach in Austria. Finally, one domestic business trip was made via helicopter, on a return flight from Dublin to Co. Roscommon.