£9.5m jetset bill

By Kevin Mullan
Published 21st Apr 2013, 17:35 BST
Civil servants took over 51k flights in the last five years. That cost the people of Northern Ireland £9.5m.Civil servants took over 51k flights in the last five years. That cost the people of Northern Ireland £9.5m.
Civil servants took over 51k flights in the last five years. That cost the people of Northern Ireland £9.5m.
CIVIL servants flew on 51k flights at a cost to the taxpayer of £9.5m over the past five years, according to Finance and Personnel Minister Sammy Wilson.

He revealed the astonishing cost of jet-setting officials in response to a Question tabled at the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The total cost of civil servants flying overseas to the people Northern Ireland was £9,519,362.44. There were 51,062 flights in total.

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Finance Minister Sammy Wilson stated: “The Northern Ireland Civil Service Travel Management Contract is with a private travel company.

“Any flights booked outside of the Travel Management Contract are not included.” The spend occurred over 2008 - 2013.

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