Department of Transport

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the release of all records relating to the hire and use of commercial private jets as part of the Ministerial Air Transport Service from January 2022 to date. By this, I mean, any private jet travel hired by the Department in lieu of using the Learjet or any other Air Corps aircraft. Please include any invoices and details of these trips (cost, dates, locations & who was aboard). Finally, please also provide any communication (letters, emails, memos, WhatsApp/text messages) sent or received by the Department relating to the unavailability of the Learjet or any other Air Corps aircraft for the Ministerial Air Transport Service over the same period. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original format. If you feel that the request is too broad, or that it may not be possible to respond to this request in a reasonable time, please contact me at this email address and inform me of how I can refine my request. Please also confirm that you have received this request.