Written answers
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
State Visits
9:00 pm
Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the total costs to the State of the visits of the Queen of England and the President of the USA. [19486/11]
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I refer to the Deputy to my reply of 16th June on this matter. The updated costs accruing to my Department from the State visit of Queen Elizabeth II is €220,895.02 and the visit by President Obama is €56,978.03. 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 still remains some further expenditure to cover residual costs which have not yet been finalised.
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