FOI Request 20/096

Category: Other

Reference: FOI Request 20/096

Request: 1. The amount spent by each Irish Embassy and or Consular General Office for either Business or first class airline tickets for work related business in the years 2019 and to-date in 2020 in tabular form.

2. The criteria that must be met before either business or first class airlines tickets can be purchased; If each Irish Embassy or Consulate General Office must inform DFAT HQ first setting out the reasons why business or first class airlines tickets should be purchased; or is it at the discretion of person applying for business or first class airlines tickets if they should be purchased providing they met or exceed the criteria required to purchase those type of airlines tickets.

Date: May 7, 2020

Replied: June 16, 2020