Written answers
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Ministerial Transport
9:00 pm
Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20716/12]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The amount spent by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011 up until 2012 year to date is as follows:
Minister Varadkar:
Salaries for two drivers: €74,565
Subsistence paid to two drivers: €9,166
Mileage: €16,421
Total Spend: €100,152
For the Deputy's information, my predecessor was provided with a Ministerial car and a Garda driver. The cost and provision of which was not the responsibility of the Department of Transport. For the Deputy's information I am advised that the average cost of the provision of a State Car and Garda drivers during the last government was around €280,000 per annum.
Minister Kelly:
Salaries for two drivers: €77,692
Subsistence paid to two drivers: €14,329
Mileage: €13,597
Total Spend: €105,618
Minister Ring:
Salaries for two drivers: €76,034
Subsistence paid to two drivers: €15,184
Mileage: €24,939
Total Spend: €116,157
Details of expenditure on Ministers' transport by air is available at www.dttas.ie.
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