Written answers
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Department of Education and Skills
Ministerial Travel
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of trips outside the State taken by either him or his Minister of State, in tabular form; the locations they were to; the purpose of each trip; the duration of each trip; the officials who accompanied any Minister on each trip; and the costs of flights, accommodation and any other expenses incurred per person on each trip. [7729/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Please find the answer in the following table.
| No of Trips | Ministers Trips | Dates Travelled | Destination | Purpose of Trip | Flight Costs | Accommodation Costs | T & S Claims | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minister Richard Bruton | China | Education Trade Mission incorporating Ireland's receipt of Country of Honour at an International Conference | |||||
| Minister | 19-21/10/2016 | China | As above | Paid by Enterprise Ireland (EI) | Paid by EI | NIL | €577.88 | |
| Officials x 2 | 19-21/10/2016 | China | As above | Paid by EI | Paid by EI | NIL | NIL | |
| Officials x 3 | 16-25/10/2016 | China | As above | €7,801.07 | €775.72 | €1,900.96 | NIL | |
| Subtotal | €7,801.07 | €775.72 | €1,900.96 | €577.88 | ||||
| 2 | Minister Richard Bruton | Brussels | Education Council Meeting | |||||
| Minister | 21/11/2016 | Brussels | As Above | €152.98 | NIL | NIL | NIL | |
| Officials x 2 | 21/11/2016 | Brussels | As Above | €344.94 | NIL | €161.20 | NIL | |
| Official x 1 | 20-22/11/2016 | Brussels | As Above | €429.97 | €299.00 | €235.52 | NIL | |
| Subtotal | €927.89 | €299.00 | €396.72 | NIL | ||||
| TOTAL for Minister Bruton | €8,728.96 | €1,074.72 | €2,297.68 | €577.88 | ||||
| 1 | Minister of State John Halligan | London | Meeting with the Irish Community on EU/UK matters | |||||
| Minister | 15-16/06/2017 | London | As Above | €508.10 | €542.65 | NIL | NIL | |
| Official x 1 | 15-16/06/2016 | London | As Above | €597.36 | €542.65 | NIL | NIL | |
| Subtotal | €1,105.46 | €1,085.30 | NIL | NIL | ||||
| 2 | Minister of State John Halligan | Tel Aviv | Meeting with Israeli Minister for Science Technology and Space and Meetings with Palestinian Ministers for both Education and Labour | |||||
| Minister | 7-10/11/2017 | Tel Aviv | As Above | €1,383.42 | €474.08 | NIL | €232.82 | |
| Officials x 2 | 7-10/11/2016 | Tel Aviv | As Above | €2,766.84 | €948.14 | €674.99 | NIL | |
| Subtotal | €4,150.26 | €1,422.22 | €674.99 | €232.82 | ||||
| TOTAL for Minister Halligan | €5,255.72 | €2,507.52 | €674.99 | €232.82 |
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