Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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370. To ask the Minister for Health the total use his Department has made of the Government jet since coming into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40683/16]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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371. To ask the Minister for Health the total use his Department has made of the Government jet per annum from March 2011 to February 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40700/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 371 together.

Since my appointment as Minister for Health I have travelled on the Government jet on 3 October 2016 to and from Bratislava for an informal meeting of EU Health Ministers. I was accompanied by three officials.

The Department of the Taoiseach has accepted the lead responsibility for the code of practice for the use of the Government jet, ensuring transparent and cost effective travel with the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces having a contributory role in its implementation.

Details on the use of the Government are published on the Department of Defence website at . Data from 2008 is available on the site and it is updated monthly.