Written answers

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Ministerial Travel

11:00 pm

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent by each Minister engaged in Government business on commercial flights during 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48225/09]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The amounts spent by my Department in respect of travel undertaken by myself and my predecessor on commercial flights since January 2006 are set out on Table 1 below. Details of the amounts spent by my Department on travel undertaken on commercial flights by Ministers of State at my Department are available from 1 April 2007 and are provided on Table 2 below. The tables do not include the cost of Ministerial travel on commercial flights which were organised and paid for by agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Table 1 – Amounts spent by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on travel undertaken by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on commercial flights from 1 Jan. 2006 – 30 Nov. 2009

Minister2006200720082009
Micheál Martin€3,447.53€4,452.00€121.13--
Mary Coughlan----€813.48€1,465.57

Table 2 – Amounts spent by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on travel undertaken by Ministers of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on commercial flights from 1 April 2007 – 20 Nov. 2009

Minister of State200720082009
Tony Killeen€ 497.03----
Michael Ahern€7,953.04€ 1,483.20--
Billy Kelleher€ 376.81€ 8,776.73€1,733.42
John McGuinness--€14,218.43€ 597.32
Jimmy Devins--€ 2,980.13€1,162.67
Dara Calleary----€2,162.24
Conor Lenihan----€1,634.32

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