Written answers

Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Department of Justice and Equality

Official Travel

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times she embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days she spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by her Department in relation to each trip, in tabular form. [5246/24]

Photo of Helen McEnteeHelen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the international visits I have undertaken on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government is provided in the table below.

Year Date Location Flight Cost Accommodation Cost Number of Nights Purpose
2021 December 1 London €162.82 €311.13 1 British Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIICG)
December 8 Brussels €138.43 €688.51 2 JHA Brussels
2022 January 23 London €298.63 €289.23 1 Meeting with UK Justice Secretary
February 2 Brussels Government Jet €239.30 1 JHA Brussels
February 27 Brussels €434.65 €124.76 1 Emergency JHA
March 2 Brussels €230.31 €278.38 2 JHA Brussels
March 13 Boston - Atlanta Savannah - New York €1,454.74 €1,417.85 5 St Patrick's Festival
March 28 Brussels €198.33 Nil 0 JHA
May 31 Brussels €181.34 Nil 1 CSA Summit
June 8 Luxembourg €268.24 €530.00 2 JHA Luxembourg
September 13 New York €706.61 €1,040.00 3 Ireland for Law events
October 6 London €292.47 €446.21 1 BIIGC London
2023 July 19 Barcelona - Bilbao €279.40 €161.32 2 JHA (informal)
September 27 Brussels €192.39 €304.00 1 JHA Brussels
October 18 Luxembourg €388.61 €275.00 1 JHA Luxembourg
2024 January 25 Brussels €141.98 Nil (Cost met by

European Council)
1 JHA (informal)

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