§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) official and (b) working visits have been carried out in Northern Ireland by the President of the Irish Republic in each year since 1990. [35306]
§ Dr. John ReidSince 1990 the President of the Irish Republic has visited Northern Ireland on 75 occasions. None of the visits was classified as official visits: all were either working or private, although a number included an element of both. A breakdown of those visits by calendar year is shown in the table.
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Visits to Northern Ireland by the President of the Irish Republic:1990–2001 Number of visits 1990 2 1991 0 1992 3 1993 1 1994 3 1995 3 1996 5 1997 3 1998 8
Visits to Northern Ireland by the President of the Irish Republic:1990–2001 Number of visits 1999 16 2000 17 2001 14 Total 75
§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the costs to the public were of each visit to Northern Ireland by the President of the Irish Republic in each year since 1997. [35333]
§ Dr. John ReidApart from the usual security requirements, any costs arising from visits to Northern Ireland by the President of the Irish Republic since 1997 were borne by the organisation visited.