Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 816: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has used helicopters for any purpose for each year since 2002 to date in 2008; the reason for such use; the suppliers of the helicopter; the dates and locations visited and distance travelled; the cost of same and persons carried; if quotations were sought for such trips; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12417/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that my colleague the Minister for Defence will be providing a composite response, on behalf of all Government Departments, outlining details of official travel undertaken by means of air corps helicopter in the period since 2002. There are no records of my Department having engaged the services of private helicopter companies in the period since 2002.