Dáil Éireann - Volume 675 - 17 February, 2009

Written Answers. - Ministerial Travel.

Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Finance the cost of foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2008; and the plans related to St. Patrick’s Day 2009 and the projected cost. [6159/09]

  Deputy Brian Lenihan: The total cost of my predecessor’s visit to Malaysia and Vietnam for St. Patrick’s Day, 2008, including foreign travel, accommodation and related Ministerial and official costs, amounted to €27,245.11. No formal arrangements have been put in place for St. Patrick’s Day 2009.