Written answers

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ministerial Travel

Photo of John Paul PhelanJohn Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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395. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of airfares for each Minister in his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3244/16]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Due to the timeframe covered by this PQ and the fact that the accounting records have been archived it has not been possible to extract the information requested.

Photo of John Paul PhelanJohn Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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396. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times an official Government jet or aircraft was used by each Minister and Minister of State of his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2010, including the destination, and the purpose of the travel in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/16]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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In the timeframe available, it is not possible to provide the Deputy with information on the number of times an official Government jet or aircraft was used by each Minister of my Department before 2008. Included in the table below are the departure and return dates, the destinations and the Ministers who travelled on each occasion between 2008 and 2010. The Deputy will find details of use of the Ministerial Air Transport Service on the Department of Defence website www.defence.ie. The core functions of my Department are predominantly concerned with international political and security policy, advancing reconciliation and cooperation on the island of Ireland, EU enlargement and external relations, and promoting Ireland’s economic and trade interests in Europe and internationally.

Gulfstream IV 2008

Departure dateReturn dateDestination Ministerial Passengers
28/01/200828/01/2008BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs
18/02/200822/02/2008Brussels, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Dili, Darwin, Dili, Kuala Lumpur, BahrainMinister for Foreign Affairs
29/04/200802/05/2008Washington, BostonAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Minister for Transport
08/05/200808/05/2008Belfast, CorkAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
15/05/200817/05/2008Shannon, Madrid, ShannonMOS Foreign Affairs
21/05/200821/05/2008BelfastMinister for Foreign Affairs
26/05/200826/05/2008Cork, Brussels, ShannonMinister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defence
06/06/200806/062008London, CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
19/06/200820/06/2008BrusselsAn Taoiseach

MOS Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
08/07/200811/07/2008Cairo, Tel AvivMinister for Foreign Affairs
13/07/200814/07/2008ParisAn Taoiseach

MOS Foreign Affairs
05/11/200805/11/2008LondonMinister for Foreign Affairs
09/11/200810/11/2008Shannon, Cork, Brussels, Cork, ShannonMinister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Defence
19/11/200822/11/2008Tbilisi, ShannonMinister for Foreign Affairs
13/11/200813/11/2008Berlin, CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
05/12/200805/12/2008Paris, BrusselsAn Taoiseach

MOS Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
07/12/200808/12/2008Cork, BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
11/12/200812/12/2008Brussels, CorkAn Taoiseach

MOS Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
30/12/200830/12/2008Cork, Paris, CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
2009
Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
22/01/200922/01/2009DerryMinister for Foreign Affairs
23/01/200923/01/2009Derry, CorkAn Taoiseach

Tánaiste (Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministers for Education, Transport, Finance, Health, Social and Family Affairs, Agriculture, Arts, Sports and Tourism
01/02/200906/02/2009Cork, Damascus, Beirut, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs
15/02/200920/02/2009Cork, Washington, Mexico City, Havana, St Johns Newfoundland, CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
14/03/200918/03/2009Teterboro, White Plains, Teterboro, Washington, ShannonAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
19/03/200920/03/2009Shannon, Brussels, CorkAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs
05/04/200905/04/2009PragueAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
18/05/200918/05/2009BrusselsMOS Foreign Affairs
29/10/200930/10/2009BrusselsAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs
30/11/200902/12/2009AthensMinister for Foreign Affairs
30/11/200930/11/2009LondonAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
14/12/200914/12/2009DerryAn Taoiseach

Tánaiste (Enterprise, Trade and Employment)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Ministers for Transport and Marine, Social and Family Affairs, Finance, Education and Science Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
2010
Departure dateReturn dateDestination Ministerial Passengers
14/01/201014/01/2010LondonAn Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
18/01/201018/01/2010Brussels Minister for Foreign Affairs

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

MOS Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
25/01/201026/01/2010London, Belfast An Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
05/02/201005/02/2010Belfast City, Cork An Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
22/02/201022/02/2010Cork, Brussels Minister for Foreign Affairs

MOS for Foreign Affairs

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
23/02/201026/02/2010Cairo, El Arish, Cork Minister for Foreign Affairs
05/03/201006/03/2010Cork, Madrid, Seville, CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
12/03/201018/03/2010Chicago, California, Washington An Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
14/06/201014/06/2010Cork, Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs
27/06/201003/07/2010Cork, Valletta, Kampala, Addis Ababa, Valletta, Cork Minister for Foreign Affairs
16/09/201016/09/2010Brussels An Taoiseach

Minister for Foreign Affairs
22/11/201022/11/2010Brussels Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs

Learjet 45 2008

Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
18/02/200818/02/2008BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs/ Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
10/03/200810/03/2008BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs
13/03/200814/03/2008BrusselsAn Taoiseach /Minister for Foreign Affairs
28/03/200829/03/2008SloveniaMinister for Foreign Affairs
30/04/200830/04/2008PragueMOS for Foreign Affairs
11/05/200811/05/2008Cork Newcastle Minister for Foreign Affairs
22/05/200822/05/2008Belfast CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
03/06/200804/06/2008Cork Northolt Cork ParisMinister for Foreign Affairs
15/06/200815/06/2008Cork LuxembourgMinister for Foreign Affairs& MOS for Foreign Affairs
20/07/200820/07/2008GenevaMinister for Foreign Affairs, MOS for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Agriculture
21/07/200822/07/2008Geneva Brussels CorkTánaiste(Enterprise, Trade & Employment)/Minister for Foreign Affairs
13/08/200813/08/2008Shannon Brussels ShannonMOS for Foreign Affairs
05/09/200805/09/2008Cork ParisMinister for Foreign Affairs
01/09/200801/09/2008Brussels CorkAn Taoiseach/Minister for Foreign Affairs
18/09/200818/09/2008Belfast CityMinister for Foreign Affairs
01/10/200801/10/2008ParisAn Taoiseach/Minister for Foreign Affairs
15/10/200816/10/2008BrusselsAn Taoiseach/Minister for Foreign Affairs/Minister for Finance/ MOS Taoiseach
13/10/200813/10/2008Cork LuxembourgMinister for Foreign Affairs
30/10/200830/10/2008Belfast City CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
03/11/200804/11/2008Cork MarseillesMinister for Foreign Affairs
26/11/200826/11/2008ParisMinister for Foreign Affairs
2009
Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
25/01/200926/01/2009Cork, Brussels Minister for Foreign Affairs
21/01/200921/01/2009Brussels MOS Foreign Affairs
23/02/200923/02/2009Cork Brussels Cork Minister for Foreign Affairs
01/03/200902/03/2009Cork, Bari, Sharm El Sheikh, RomeMinister for Foreign Affairs
03/03/200903/03/2009Belfast Minister for Foreign Affairs
10/03/200910/03/2009Belfast Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Justice
27/03/200928/03/2009Prague MOS Foreign Affairs
05/04/200905/04/2009Cork Minister for Foreign Affairs
22/04/220922/04/2009London Minister for Foreign Affairs
27/04/200927/04/2009Cork, Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs
12/05/200912/05/2009Madrid MOS Foreign Affairs
13/05/200913/05/2009Prague, Shannon MOS Foreign Affairs
12/06/200912/06/2009Bydgoszcz, Cork Minister for Foreign Affairs
08/06/200908/06/2009Cork, Northolt Minister for Foreign Affairs
14/06/200915/06/2009Cork, Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs
18/06/200919/06/2009Brussels, Cork An TaoiseachMinister for Foreign Affairs
26/06/200928/06/2009Corfu, Thessaloniki, CorfuMOS Foreign Affairs
27/07/200927/07/2009Brussels MOS Foreign Affairs
04/09/200907/09/2009Stockholm, Sofia, Cairo, Khartoum, Cairo, Rome Minister for Foreign Affairs
14/09/200914/09/2009Brussels MOS Foreign Affairs
07/10/200907/10/2009London Minister for Foreign Affairs
26/10/200927/10/2009Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs MOS Foreign Affairs
05/11/200906/11/2009London, Cork Minister for Foreign Affairs
16/11/200917/11/2009BrusselsMOS Foreign Affairs x 2
2010
Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
25/01/201025/01/2010Brussels ShannonMOS for Foreign Affairs
01/02/201001/02/2010Cork BelfastMinister for Foreign Affairs
03/02/201004/02/2010Belfast London BelfastMinister for Foreign Affairs
18/02/201019/02/2010BernMOS for Foreign Affairs
02/03/201003/03/2010Geneva NortholtMinister for Foreign Affairs
22/03/201022/03/2010Cork BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs / MOS Minister for Foreign Affairs
25/04/201026/04/2010LuxembourgDefence / MOS Minister for Foreign Affairs
28/04/201029/04/2010Berlin Munich CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
10/05/201011/05/2010Brussels StrasbourgMOS for Foreign Affairs
21/06/201021/06/2010Cork BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs
07/09/201008/09/2010ViennaMinister for Foreign Affairs
10/09/201011/09/2010Cork Brussels CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
06/10/201008/10/2010Sofia Bucharest CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
14/12/201014/12/2010LondonMinister for Foreign Affairs

Beech 2008

Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
12/07/200812/07/2008Brest ParisMOS for Foreign Affairs
21/07/200822/07/2008BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs
06/10/200806/10/2008Cork Brussels BrusselsMinister for Foreign Affairs
07/10/200807/10/2008CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
28/10/200828/10/2008Cork LondonMinister for Foreign Affairs
07/11/200807/11/2008Northolt CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
2009
Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
29/01/200929/01/2009BelfastMinister for Foreign Affairs

CASA 2008

Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
12/03/200812/03/2008CorkMinister for Foreign Affairs
17/09/200817/09/2008Cork Belfast Minister for Foreign Affairs

Helicopter

Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
29/01/2009BelfastMinister for Foreign Affairs
2010
Departure dateReturn dateDestination(s)Ministerial Passengers
16/04/2010AW139Phoenix Park Cork CurraghAn Taoiseach/ Minister for Foreign Affairs

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