Written answers
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Department of Health and Children
Ministerial Travel
9:00 pm
Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 425: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 23 March 2010, if she will furnish the details of the costs, or if not yet available, the estimates regarding foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick's Day 2010. [15748/10]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The provisional costs to my Department in respect of St. Patrick's Day travel abroad are set out in the table. The exact cost of a number of items cannot be confirmed at this time because they were met in the first instance by the relevant Embassy and have not yet been passed on to my Department. In addition, since a number of subsistence claims have not yet been submitted, estimates of these have been included. All provisional figures are indicated by an asterisk.
Journey | Delegation | No. of nights | Travel costs | Accommodation costs | Other costs |
New Zealand | Minister Harney and four others | 13 | Flights: â¬19, 990.50Taxis/car hire: â¬2,390.94 | â¬5,165.68(4 rooms) | Dinner hosted by Minister for Honorary Consul & Enterprise Ireland client (8 in attendance): â¬665.16Gifts estimate: â¬380Expenses estimate: â¬5,726 |
Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm | Minister Brady and one other | 4 | Flights: â¬1,188.24Taxis/car hire: Cost not available | â¬1,196 | Gift: â¬50Expenses estimate: â¬1,031 |
New York | Minister Andrews and one other | 6 | Flights: â¬1,568.82Taxis: 47+ 1 day care hire amount not available | â¬1,984 | Gifts: â¬268.59Expenses: â¬1,293.40 |
Edinburgh | Minister Moloney and one other | 3 | Flights: â¬279.24Taxis/car hire: â¬1,950.80 | â¬855 | Expenses: â¬480 |
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