Over €15,000 spent on Royal visit to Donegal



More than €15,000 was spent by government on the visit of the Prince of Wales to Donegal earlier this year.

A further €43,000 was spent on the visits of the US vice president Joe Biden, French President Francois Hollande and European Council President Donald Tusk.

 

Figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs show €10,000 was spent on airport fees for US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit here in June.

A further €12,500 was spent on his transport costs.

That’s slightly less than the hefty €12,800 transport bill Prince Charles and his wife Camilla wracked up during their one day visit to Donegal in May.

The visit of the royals also incurred a €1,400 photography bill, with more than a €1,000 (€1,161) spent on catering.

Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show more than €12,000 (€12,401) was spent on French President Francois Hollande’s official visit to Dublin in the wake of the Brexit vote.

While the State incurred fees of almost €3,000 (€2,833) for European Council President Donald Tusk’s visit to speak with Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

The figures don’t include the amount spent on security operations or garda overtime.



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