Good news – some money granted for some work abroad – it is financed and administered by the Irish Higher Education Authority and the European Commission, there the people ealing with all this stuff about education, research …, highly qualified….
…, apparently so high that they lost ground under the feet, are out of touch with reality.
Although we all know that air transport is in environmental terms the worst, especially when compared with rail transport the confirmation letter states:
Funding – Staff may only claim for the costs of air travel and subsistence:
Air Travel costs: Please book the most direct and cost effective flights. You will be required to provide receipts. Staff may only claim for air travel. So for example if your flight departs from Dublin, and you travel to Dublin by train, please note that the train cost will be covered under subsistence.
In the present case it means:
219.657 flight instead of rail
1897.173 – flight
total km: 2,116.83
Juxtaposed with the following alternative:
1489.008 – flight
561.982 rail
total km: 2050.99
And it further means: There is actually no airport at the final destination – these are in any case 195.401 km that are not covered. Ever thought about centre-periphery in the world system? he European Commission has even its own section INFOREGIO – highly paid experts thinking about regional development ….
At least the experts on High Education, highly paid staff … – high above the ground …, aloof.
COMMEDIA DELLA VITA OR PÁNTA RÊI'S FIRM GROUND 