Received
Decided 1 November 2019
Granted
Request Reference FOI/2019/0375
Requester Type
Department of the Taoiseach

Details of all available expenses incurred by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, junior minister Helen McEntee, junior minister Paul Kehoe and all travelling officials for trips to New York for UN meetings and Los Angeles (trade mission by the Taoiseach) in September 2019. The records should include details: The number of officials that travelled; Flights including whether they were economy/business class/first class and costs incurred by any flight cancellations; Accommodation costs; Entertainment costs including catering; Subsistence claims; Transport costs; Spending on gifts for dignitaries; Cost of venue hire for events in New York; Cost of venue hire for events in Los Angeles; Copies of all receipts/invoices submitted in support of expenses claims/spending for the trips. Details of the full cost to the Department of the Taoiseach for the trips.