Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 906: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [1434/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 319 of 9 December 2009, which outlines my Department's policy in relation to official travel. The details requested by the Deputy in relation to expenditure on foreign travel during the period 1st January to 31st December 2008 are set out in the following table:

The following revised reply was received on 4 February 2009:

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 319 of 9 December 2009, which outlines my Department's policy in relation to official travel. I understand that the information requested by the Deputy is in relation to overseas travel only.

Relevant expenditure by my Department during the period 1st January to 31st December 2008 is set out in Table 1 below.

With regard to public bodies funded from within my Department's Vote Group, I am advised that expenditure in relation to overseas travel incurred by such bodies during the period 1st January to 31st December 2008 is as set out in Table 2 below.