Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs to the State of the visits of Queen Elizabeth II of England and the President of the USA. [16010/11]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The current total of costs accruing to my Department from the State visit of Queen Elizabeth II is €192,569.66 and the visit by President Obama is €47,257.55. These costs relate to expenditure on transport, overnight accommodation costs for staff, official entertainment and catering, I.T. and administrative costs as well as overtime payments to some staff working on the visits. There will be some further expenditure to cover residual costs which have not yet been finalised.