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Thursday, 15 October 2009

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Ministerial Travel

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total cost of foreign travel, including flights, accommodation, food, subsistence, travel and other incidental costs, incurred by the Minister and Ministers of State at his Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 [36390/09]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The relevant expenditure, all of which was incurred in the course of carrying out necessary official business on behalf of my Department, is set out in the tables below.

Table 1: Official Foreign Travel - Minister

YearTotal Costâ'¬
200724,693
200841,739
2009 to date13,796

Table 2: Official Foreign Travel - Ministers of State

YearTotal Costâ'¬
20078,566
20084,090
2009 to date910

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of official domestic travel including all transport costs, accommodation, meals and other incidentals incurred by himself and the Ministers of State at his Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36560/09]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The relevant expenditure, which was incurred in the course of carrying out necessary official business on behalf of my Department, is set out in the tables below.

Table 1: Official Domestic Travel - Minister

YearTotal Costâ'¬
20071,246
20082,588
2009 to date704

Table 2: Official Domestic Travel - Ministers of State*

YearTotal Costâ'¬
20079,179
200822,708
2009 to date9,850

* includes standard mileage costs for official travel in own car

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