Written answers
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Official Travel
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of official flights, and costs of same, taken by him in 2023; if a schedule will be provided of all hotels he stayed in in 2023, including hotel name and cost per night while on official State business; and if the same information will be provided in respect of all accompanying staff and advisors. [2644/24]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The table below contains a schedule of official trips made by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2023, including the purpose of the trip, dates and locations.In the time available, it has not been possible to compile full details of flight costs and hotel costs for the Tánaiste and accompanying delegations, but this information will be provided directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
| Purpose of travel | Dates | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| "EU50" event and Renew Europe meeting | 09/01/2023 - 10/01/2023 | Brussels |
| EU Foreign Affairs Council | 22/01/2023 - 23/01/2023 | Brussels |
| Meetings in Northern Ireland | 02/02/2023 - 03/02/2023 | Belfast |
| High-level bilateral engagements in Washington DC | 07/02/2023 - 10/02/2023 | Washington DC |
| Munich Security Conference and EU Foreign Affairs Council | 17/02/2023 - 20/02/2023 | Munich and Brussels |
| 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council | 26/02/2023 - 27/02/2023 | Geneva |
| St. Patrick's Day Programme | 13/04/2023 - 20/04/2023 | New York and Boston |
| Meetings in Northern Ireland | 05/04/2023 - 06/04/2023 | Belfast |
| Good Friday Agreement Anniversary event | 17/04/2023 - 19/04/2023 | Belfast |
| EU Foreign Affairs Council | 23/04/2023 - 24/04/2023 | Luxembourg |
| EU Informal "Gymnich" meeting | 11/05/2023 - 13/05/2023 | Stockholm |
| EU Foreign Affairs Council | 21/05/2023 - 23/05/2023 | Brussels |
| Meetings in Northern Ireland | 06/06/2023 - 07/06/2023 | Belfast |
| British-Irish Council Summit | 15/06/2023 - 16/06/2023 | Jersey |
| British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference | 18/06/2023 - 19/06/2023 | London |
| EU Foreign Affairs Council | 25/06/2023 - 26/06/2023 | Luxembourg |
| Renew Europe Leaders' Summit | 28/06/2023 - 29/06/2023 | Brussels |
| State Visit to South Africa and Mozambique | 16/07/2023 - 21/07/2023 | South Africa and Mozambique |
| EU Informal "Gymnich" meeting | 29/08/2023 - 02/09/2023 | Toledo |
| Britsh-Irish Association Conference | 31/08/2023 - 03/09/2023 | Oxford |
| Visit to Israel, the oPt and Jordan | 04/09/2023 - 08/09/2023 | Jerusalem, Ramallah and Amman |
| UN General Assembly High-level Week | 16/09/2023 - 20/09/2023 | New York |
| Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine | 01/10/2023 - 03/10/2023 | Kyiv and Lublin |
| Ireland-Wales Forum | 19/10/2023 - 20/10/2023 | Cardiff |
| EU Foreign Affairs Council | 22/10/2023 - 23/10/2023 | Luxembourg |
| State Visit to China | 05/11/2023 - 09/11/2023 | China |
| EU Foreign Affairs Council | 12/11/2023 - 14/11/2023 | Brussels |
| Visit to Egypt, Israel and the oPt | 14/11/2023 - 16/11/2023 | Cairo, Jerusalem and Ramallah |
| 8th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean | 26/11/2023 - 27/11/2023 | Barcelona |
| COP28 | 05/12/2023 - 08/12/2023 | UAE |
| EU Foreign Affairs Council | 10/12/2023 - 11/12/2023 | Brussels |
| Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary | 13/12/2023 | London |
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