John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an annual breakdown of the Heads of State and other dignitaries who have stayed at Farmleigh each year since 2001. [32993/13]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The following State visits and visits by other dignitaries to Farmleigh have taken place since 2001:

2001 to 2003

State visit by the President of the Republic of Lithuania H.E. Valdas Adamkus

British Irish Inter Parliamentary Body

Mr. Halldor Blondal, M.P. President of the Altingi (Icelandic Parliamentary Delegation).

Visit by Mr. Jozef Migas, M.P., Chairman of the Slovak Parliament.

Visit of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Meles Senawi

State Visit to Ireland by Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Latvian State Visit - President of the Republic of Latvia

State Visit Nigerian Delegation HE Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

British Delegation Overnight

2004

H.E. Mr. Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

The Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs Annan

2005

H.E. Mr. Georgi Parvanov President of the Republic of Bulgaria

The Right Honorable Paul Martin Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs. Sheila Martin

H.E. Mr. Ferenc Mádl President of the Republic of Hungary and Mrs. Dalma Mádl

Their Majesties, The Emperor and Empress of Japan

Mr. Svetozar Marovic, President of Serbia and Montenegro and Mrs. Djordjina Marovic

2006

The Hon. Mr. John Howard, M.P. Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Janette Howard

H.E. Dr. Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia

H.E. Mr. Stjepan Mesić President of the Republic of Croatia

H.E. Mr. Hosny Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Mrs Suzanne Mubarak

Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles President of the European Parliament

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway

2007

H.E. Mr. Lech Kaczyński President of the Republic of Poland and Mrs. Maria Kaczyń ska

H.E. Mr. Ivan Gašparovič President of the Slovak Republic and Mrs. Silvia Gašparovičová

President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter

His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians and Her Majesty Queen Paola

The President of the Republic of Finland, Ms Tarja Halonen and Dr. Pentti Arajärvi

2008

H.E. Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Mrs. Tran Thanh Kiem

Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

The President of the Republic of Estonia, H.E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Mrs. Evelin Ilves

H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority

H.E. Mr Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic and Mrs. Livia Klausová

2009

The Honourable Mr. Mizengo Peter Pinda, M.P., Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania

H.E. Mr Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia

2010

H. E. Dr José Ramos-Horta President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

2011

State Visit to Ireland by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco

State Visit to Ireland by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

Official Visit to Ireland by H.E. Mr. Jerzy Buzek ,President of the European Parliament

2012

Official Visit to Ireland by His Majesty King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of the Kingdom of Lesotho

2013

Official Visit to Ireland by The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, PC, MP Prime Minister of Canada.