Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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320. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total cost of her recent official visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai; the number of ministerial staff and departmental officials who joined her on the visit and their job titles; and the cost breakdown for flights, accommodation, dining, transport once there and gifts. [11173/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I can advise the Deputy that on my official visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai recently, as part of a tourism trade mission,  I was accompanied by the Secretary General of my Department, my Special Adviser, and my Private Secretary.

I can confirm that no expenses have been yet processed for this Ministerial Mission, nor have figures been obtained from the Department of Foreign Affairs or Tourism Ireland.  My travel expenses are published on the Department's website regularly and expenses in relation to this visit will be published once available.Details of the official's expenses will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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321. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will detail each international visit undertaken by her and departmental officials at taxpayer’s expense since she took office; and the cost breakdown for flights, accommodation, dining, transport once there and gifts for each visit. [11174/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I can inform the Deputy that my expenses and diary/calendar as Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media are published on the Department’s website.

My diary is published here: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/6e364-ministers-diaries/

My expenses are published here: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/e9c55-ministerial-expenses/

I can further add that I have undertaken one trip in 2022, for which expenses have not yet been processed.  Details of the expenses will be published on the website.  

Details of the officials' expenses will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.