Written answers
Tuesday, 3 February 2004
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Travel
12:00 pm
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses. [3183/04]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department paid â¬1,911,624 in respect of mileage expenses in 2003. A further amount of â¬94,720 was expended on bus, rail and related expenses, for example, taxi fares and car parking fees. A separate figure is not available for bus and rail expenses; systems are being put in place which will enable my Department to provide details of such expenditure from 2004.
My Department also operates a travel pass scheme for staff under which they purchase an annual bus or rail pass in a tax efficient manner approved by the Revenue Commissioners; some 244 staff avail of this.
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