Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Legislation is not promised on the first issue. In recent times, changes have been introduced on internal and foreign travel, as is proper in the new circumstances in which we find ourselves and given the need to ensure we use taxpayers' money and scarce resources in the best possible way. It is also the case that all such expenses are audited by the Accounting Officers of the respective Departments.

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