Posted on 07/21/2011 1:32:44 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
President Barack Obama’s one day visit to his ancestral homeland of Moneygall in Ireland cost the taxpayer $16.5million – much of it in overtime.
Irish Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has revealed the full breakdown of the $36million security costs for the recent visits by Obama and the Queen.
Shatter has confirmed to the Irish parliament that travel and subsistence allowances worth close to $5million were paid to police on duty in May.
Other unspecified ‘other costs’ for police work around the visits amounted to almost $6million, according to the final figures.
The Queen’s four-day visit resulted in a security bill of $34million while $16.5million was spent on Obama’s one-day visit.
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That sounds like a lot of money next time they visit no one should show up and there would be no need for the costs.
It’s not like they add any value when they visit.
Obama should be made to pay these bills out of his campaign funds because that is all the trip to Ireland was - a 2012 campaign stop.
message to my ancestral home - Was it worth it???
SOunds like a PERSONAL VACATION to me.
HE needs to pay the bill out of his own damn pocket- not out of ours.
It is outrageous for a foreign head of state to go on a one day vacation to Ireland and cost them that much money. In a time where just about every country is hurting.
Yeah. That is just great....Think! The next President to visit Ireland will be a Republican President.....why doesn’t anyone look to the future when they complain about things.....so you don’t want anyone showing up for President Bachmann or Palin whichever one wins......ridiculous. I know that you were referring to Obama but he won’t go to Ireland again......a Republican President between 2013 and 2017 will. Plus, what do you have against the Queen showing up? She is the face of England and don’t you want her safe????????
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