Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of official State visits his Department has been involved with for each of the past four years; the costs associated with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15599/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The organisation of State and official functions, including inward visits from the Heads of State or Government of other states are matters that fall under the responsibility of the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs and Trade, which lead on the management of incoming State visits.

I am informed that five incoming State visits have taken place since 2014 from Mozambique, Germany, Cyprus, Croatia and Italy.

In respect of some State visits, security measures are put in place by the Garda Authorities and I am advised by the Garda Authorities that it is not readily possible to identify additional costs that would have been incurred associated with these individual State visits.  That said, I am informed that any such costs that would have been incurred would have been minor.