Millions spent on repairs and spare parts for ageing government jet

The government jet has been used for short-hop flights, primarily to Brussels for EU meetings. Picture: Billy Higgins 

Millions of euro has been spent on repairs and spare parts for the ageing government jet which is now worth just over €2m.

Figures released to Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly by Tánaiste and minister for defence Simon Harris, show that the plane, originally bought for over €9.8m, had flown 240,000 miles between 2019 and the end of 2023, when it stopped conducting Military Air Transport Service flights.