Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 773: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the annual cost to his Department of ministerial expenses related to overseas travel engagement; and the event and the expense for same for each of the past ten years. [33076/09]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I am presuming that the Deputy is referring to expenses paid to Ministers in accordance with the Department of Finance travel and subsistence regulations. In this contextthe annual cost to the Department of expenses paid to Ministers related to overseas travel engagements from 2002, the date of establishment of the Department, to date is as follows: 2002 — €1,336.33, 2003 — €3,596.72 2004 — €2,977.47 2005 — €3,141.60 2006 — €3,603.97 2007 — €1,216.46 2008 — €5,241.83 2009 — €2,762.71 These amounts relate to expenses incurred by Ministers while overseas in the course of their official duties.