Varadkar's Brief Miami Trip Costs Irish Taxpayers €15,000
• Trip to Miami for less than 20 hours cost nearly €15,000, including over €6,000 on hospitality • Varadkar and 6 officials traveled from New York to Miami to open an Irish consulate already open for a year • €4,477 spent on flights, over €1,600 on accommodations, €1,048 on transportation, €150 on expenses • Miami consulate paid additional €6,272 on hospitality, €1,058 on car hire, €250 for photographer • Varadkar argued trip was important for him as Taoiseach to make connections and open consulate set up under Global Ireland plan