Written answers
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Ministerial Travel
5:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of foreign visits undertaken by her and her Ministers of State in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the location of each; the number of people who travelled; the cost for each trip; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35119/09]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Details of foreign travel undertaken by my predecessors and me for 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 are set out in the following table:
| Year | Location | Purpose of trip | Delegation (including Minister) | Full Delegation Costs(€) |
| 2009 | Boston | Represent Irish Government at Funeral of Eunice Kennedy Shriver | 1 | 1,052 |
| Jonkoping, Sweden | EU meeting | 2 | 2,035 | |
| Vienna | Conference for Ministers of Family Affairs | 2 | 1,694 | |
| Stockholm | OECD Conference on Disability and Employment | 2 | 2,278 | |
| Philadelphia & Atlanta | St. Patrick's Day 2009 | 2 | 13,990 | |
| Brussels | Meeting of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs | 2 | 478 | |
| Prague | Parental Childcare & Employment Policy meeting | 2 | 1,098 | |
| 2008 | Paris | Meeting of Ministers during French Presidency of EU | 2 | 1,930 |
| Romania | Accompanying the President during State visit | 2 | 578 | |
| Brussels | Ministerial Council meeting for Employment, Social Policy and Health ministers | 2 | 430 | |
| Miami & Atlanta | St. Patrick's Day 2008 | 3 | 28,618 | |
| 2007 | Rome | St. Patrick's Day 2007 | 4 | 6,901 |
The totals shown include the cost of flights paid directly to the relevant travel company and the cost of accommodation paid directly to hotels and the expenses which are incurred by our Embassies and reimbursed to them by the Department.
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