Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s government’s travel spend has exceeded Brian Cowen’s by one third since assuming office.
The analysis was conducted by The Irish Times and found that travel by the Taoiseach, his ministers of state and their delegations came to €108,000 for commercial flights, accommodation, limousine hire and other costs for the first nine months of this year. This does not include the cost of the Government jet.
Coalition delegations have made almost a third more trips than their predecessors according to the findings.
However, the Government has reduced the number of flying hours on the two Government jets from 320 in 2010 to just over 200 in 2011.
