Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
701. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and their accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1870/25]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
Details of my expenses are also published on my Department's website www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/e9c55-ministerial-expenses/#2024
These include travel and subsistence costs in respect of domestic and foreign travel. Personal expenses incurred by accompanying officials are claimed by the individual officers in accordance with applicable Civil Service procedures.
All flights relating to these trips were booked in accordance with Government Guidelines. My Department makes an annual payment to the Climate Action Fund scheme, administered by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to offset emissions for travel on commercial flights, in accordance with Circular 01/2020 (D/PER).
|
Dates of Travel |
Event |
Transport Costs |
Accommodation Costs paid by D/TCAGSM |
Total in Travelling Party (inc. Minister) |
|
30 August-2 September 2024 |
Paralympic Games 2024 Paris, France |
€1,373 |
€2,173 |
4 |
|
25-29 July 2024 |
Olympic Games 2024 Paris, France |
€1,056 |
€1,125 |
4 |
|
3-18 June 2024 |
Cricket World Cup 2024 Miami, USA |
€4,921 |
€3,290 |
4 |
|
16-18 May 2024 |
Cannes Film Festival 2024 France |
€1,308 |
€3,289 |
4 |
|
08-14 March 2024 |
Saint Patrick’s Day Mission 2024 Nashville, Austin, USA |
€11,147 |
€2,097 |
4 |
|
19-22 November 2023 |
League of Nations Centenary New York, USA |
€2,616 |
€1,125 |
4 |
|
28 September - 2 October 2023 |
Ryder Cup Rome, Italy |
€3,767 |
- |
5 |
|
22-24 September 2023 |
Rugby World Cup Paris, France |
€4,390 |
€2,040 |
5 |
|
10-11 March 2023 |
Saint Patrick’s Day Mission 2023 San Diego, USA |
- |
€981 |
4 |
|
8-9 & 11-16 March 2023 |
Saint Patrick’s Day Mission 2023 Los Angeles, USA |
€6,293 |
€5,859 |
4 |
