Written answers
Friday, 16 December 2016
Department of Social Protection
Ministerial Travel
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection 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. [40687/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I travelled on the Government jet on Wednesday 15 June 2016 from Dublin to Luxembourg with my Adviser and Private Secretary to attend a meeting of EPSCO.
The Minister for Finance was the requester on this occasion.
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection 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. [40704/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Government Jet was used by Joan Burton TD as Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection during the dates March 2011 to February 2016 as follows:
| Date of travel | Destination |
|---|---|
| 3rd October 2012 | Outwards to Brussels to meet with College of Commissioners travelled with Taoiseach |
| 27th February 2013 | Outwards to Brussels to attend EPSCO |
| 19th June 2013 | Outwards to Luxembourg to attend EPSCO |
| 3rd July 2013 | Berlin return, travelled with Taoiseach to attend a conference on Youth Employment |
| 12th November 2013 | Return from Paris with Taoiseach, meeting with President Hollande and conference on youth employment |
| 7th February 2014 | Paris and return to Baldonnel, to attend OECD meeting |
| 17th & 18th July 2014 | Milan and return to Baldonnel , to attend Informal Ministerial conference |
| 8th October 2014 | Milan and return to Baldonnel, attend employment conference |
| 14th January 2016 | Outwards to Paris to attend OECD Conference |
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