Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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295. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total use her Department has made of the Government jet since coming into office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40675/16]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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296. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total use her Department has made of the Government jet per annum from March 2011 to February 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40692/16]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 296 together.

The Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) provides the Government and the President with an independent, flexible and effective air transport service to assist in meeting national and international obligations. Details of use of the MATS by Ministers are published by the Depar tment of Defence at

Since the establishment of m y Department in 2011, use has been made of the MATS on five occasions , details of which are set out in the following table: