The amount of money spent on St Patrick's day trips by Government Ministers is being defended by a Clare TD.
New figures published by the Journal.ie suggest over €700,000 has been spent on travel for our national holiday since 2011.
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This year Mid West Minister Alan Kelly is in China while Education Minister Jan O'Sullivan is in Brazil.
Fine Gael TD for this county Pat Breen says the economic benefit of the trips must be recognised.
