Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent on travel and subsistence in his Department in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006; and the reason for any increase. [27612/07]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Total expenditure on travel and subsistence in my Department for the period January to September 2007 amounted to €7,147,619. This figure includes expenditure incurred by our 75 Missions overseas.

This compares with €7,774,954 for the same period in 2006. The reduction of 8% in 2007 is primarily due to an ongoing effort to achieve better value from air travel.