Written answers
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Department of Health
Ministerial Staff
Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1722. To ask the Minister for Health the annual amount claimed by special advisors attached to her or her Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11765/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows the amounts claimed by special advisors in my Department since 1 March 2020.
| - | Minister Donnelly Advisor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Purpose | Mileage | Vouched | Unvouched |
| 17/03/2023 | St Patrick's Day | 66 | 743 | |
| 21/05/2023 | Geneva WHA | 78 | 497 | |
| 07/03/2024 | Travel to Australia with Minister | 85 | 1,169 | |
| 11/07/2024 | Visit to US with Minister (spinal hospitals) | 44 | 715 | |
| 11/10/2024 | Travel with Minister | 104 | ||
| 17/11/2024 | Opening New Facility | 61 | ||
| Minister Butler Advisor | ||||
| Date | Purpose | Mileage | Vouched | Unvouched |
| 15/01/2020 | Travel associated with attending events with Minister Daly | 303 | 37 | |
| 13/02/2020 | Attend Meeting with Minister Daly, HSE and DOH officials at Oxford University. | 72 | 99 | |
| 08/06/2020 | Travel to official opening of Castlerea Mental health Hub at Castlerea by Minister | 295 | 37 | |
| 20/04/2022 | Attend official events with MOS Butler at UL Limerick and Bruff day care centre. | 155 | 147 | |
| 08/06/2022 | Tour of HSE facilities with Minister, Cork to Clare | 476 | 98 | |
| 16/06/2022 | Travel to MIPAA+20 conference on ageing in Rome with Minister Butler | 303 | ||
| 09/08/2022 | Travel to Tralee for meeting with HSE and launch of Youth Advocacy Programme with Minister | 117 | 147 | |
| 27/02/2024 | Alliance NH Event in Limerick | 97 | ||
| 11/03/2024 | Minister St Patrick's Day trip to Milan/Rome/Cyprus | 75 | 582 | |
| 25/03/2024 | Minister Launch of HSE Crisis Cafe - Cork | 105 | 43 | |
| Minister Rabbitte Advisor | ||||
| Date | Purpose | Mileage | Vouched | Unvouched |
| 03/06/2021 | Joining Minister Rabbitte for Minister McConalogue Visit to Galway | 323 | 37 | |
| 29/06/2021 | Minister Rabbitte official trip to Tipperary and Limerick | 465 | 184 | |
| 05/07/2021 | Joining Minister Rabbitte on Ministerial Visit to Mayo | 215 | 37 | |
| 12/07/2021 | Minister Rabbitte’s Official Visit to Kilkenny and Carlow | 127 | 37 | |
| 21/07/2021 | Accompanied Minister Rabbitte on official visit to Cork | 321 | 331 | |
| 10/08/2021 | Joining Minister Rabbitte on trip to Clare and Galway | 523 | 184 | |
| 20/09/2021 | Accompanying Minister Rabbitte on Ministerial Business | 343 | 37 | |
| 14/10/2021 | Ministerial Meetings - Donegal | 384 | 294 | |
| 22/10/2021 | Ministerial Business in Limerick | 342 | ||
| 27/10/2021 | Ministerial Trip to Lisbon | 27 | 411 | |
| 12/11/2021 | Ministerial Visits in Galway with Taoiseach and Minister Foley | 401 | ||
| 26/11/2021 | Ministerial Business | 218 | ||
| 29/11/2021 | Ministerial Visit to Wexford | 97 | ||
| 24/01/2022 | Minister's Visit to Longford | 217 | 39 | |
| 21/02/2022 | Ministerial Business in Galway | 193 | 39 | |
| 28/02/2022 | Minister's Visit to Louth | 95 | 39 | |
| 02/03/2022 | Minister's Visit to WHO, Copenhagen | 26 | 284 | |
| 09/03/2022 | Minister's Visit to Paris - Disability Conference | 23 | 35 | 39 |
| 16/03/2022 | Minister's St Patrick's Day Visit to Romania | 239 | ||
| 04/04/2022 | Minister's Business - Galway | 185 | 39 | |
| 06/04/2022 | Minister's Disability Services Forum - Cork | 244 | 147 | |
| 15/05/2022 | Launch of WHO Assistive Technology Report | 347 | ||
| 30/05/2022 | Minister's Meeting with HSE, TDs and Parents | 256 | 156 | |
| 19/06/2022 | Ministerial Trip to Hanoi and Bangkok | 216 | 473 | |
| 19/07/2022 | Minister for Housing Visit to Galway | 427 | 39 | |
| 28/11/2022 | Minister Meetings with HSE | 178 | 16 | |
| 24/01/2023 | Minister Opening Day Service | 172 | 16 |
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