Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by him and Ministers of State, officials, persons in agencies, offices or bodies under the remit of his Department, on foreign travel in the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1439/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The amount spent on foreign travel by me and officials of my Department for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 was €488,899. I have been informed by the Office of Public Works that the total expenditure incurred on foreign travel by the Minister of State and staff of the Office of Public Works for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 amounted to €251,124.

The National Treasury Management Agency have informed me that €269,000 was spent by that Agency on Foreign Travel in 2008. This expenditure also covers the State Claims Agency, the National Pensions Reserve Fund and the National Development Finance Agency. In relation to other offices or bodies under the remit of my Department, the following table gives the information requested by the Deputy.