Written answers
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
Ministerial Travel
9:00 pm
Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 178: To ask the Taoiseach the cost and frequency of travel per month by Ministers and Ministers of State since the appointment of the new Government by means of bus transport, rail transport or air transport, by Department and by Minister involved in the travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29266/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables detail all travel for official purposes which has been undertaken by myself and the Ministers of State assigned to my Department, since the establishment of the current Government in May 2008 to the end of August 2008.
To date, there have been no costs incurred in respect of commercial flights. Any costs in relation to the Ministerial Air Transport Service are borne by the Department of Defence.
| Details of travel undertaken by the Taoiseach | ||
| Date | Frequency | Details |
| May 2008 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Belfast |
| June 2008 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Brussels |
| July 2008 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — New York |
| August 2008 | 1 Return Flight | Helicopter — Dublin — Omagh — Tullamore |
| Details of travel undertaken by Minister of State Pat Carey, Chief Whip | ||
| Date | Frequency | Details |
| NIL | NIL | NIL |
| Details of travel undertaken by Minister of State Dick Roche | ||
| Date | Frequency | Details |
| June 2008 | 1 Return Flight | Government Jet — Brussels |
| July 2008 | 1 Return Flight | Commercial Flight — Quebec* |
| * Minister of State Dick Roche travelled to Quebec in his capacity as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The cost of these flights were met by the Department of Foreign Affairs. |
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