Ministers have shelled out €600,000 of taxpayers' money on private jet trips so far in 2022
Ministers have spent over €600,000 of taxpayers’ money jetting off on the exclusive Government jet so far this year.
The vast majority of them were short-hop visits to countries in Europe, where there are multiple commercial flights also available to most of the destinations. The Taoiseach used the government jet services 11 times. It costs an average of €4,300 an hour to have the government jet, a Learjet, in the air.
And when none of the MATS craft are available, or suitable, the Air Corps are asked to provide one of their other 23 planes or helicopters.
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