Stormont ministers have spent almost £35,000 on business-class flights since Northern Ireland's devolved government was restored in February.One assembly member described the spending as "completely out of touch".
The Stormont department with the highest spend was the Executive Office, which is headed by First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.Most of the expenditure was on business-class flights, with 21 booked at a cost of almost £16,200. Gordon Lyons in November said he was "shocked and surprised" when he learned of the overall cost of his trip to the US and Canada.
People Before Profit assembly member Gerry Carroll described the Stormont executive's spending on business-class flights as "completely out of touch with ordinary people".