One flight cost €158,000 to jet Micheál Martin from Dublin to Cairo and Tel Aviv last November for talks regarding Irish citizens in Gaza
The Government has spent €880,000 on private jets to fly the Taoiseach and Tanaiste around the globe since last year.
One flight cost €158,000 to jet Tanaiste Micheal Martin from Dublin to Cairo and Tel Aviv last November for talks over Irish citizens in Gaza. Another charter flight from April taking Mr Martin to Cairo, El Arish, and Amman may prove more costly, as the department are still “awaiting invoice” for that trip.READ MORE: Department of Defence demands government retire €8mn Learjet following breakdown
A sum of €24,700 was spent on a jet to bring the former Taoiseach to Copenhagen in November 2023 before a €46,249 trip to Brussels in December of last year.
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