Written answers

Tuesday, 22 March 2005

Department of Foreign Affairs

Departmental Transport

8:00 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount his Department paid in 2004 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8589/05]

Photo of Ciarán CuffeCiarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid out, and the total mileage registered in mileage allowances claimed by employees in his Department in the last period for which figures are available. [9359/05]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 224 together.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for two Votes: Vote 28, foreign affairs, and Vote 29, international co-operation. Under Vote 28, in 2004, the Department of Foreign Affairs paid mileage expenses of €266,892.11 in respect of claims for 256,120 miles and €115,624.26 to cover rail and bus ticket expenses.

For the same period, expenditure under Vote 29 on car mileage expenses was €35,370 in respect of 40,382. Bus and rail fares are not analysed separately under Vote 29 but expenditure is estimated to amount to approximately €5,000. These amounts represent all mileage and bus or rail fares paid both at headquarters and at our 67 missions abroad and include travel costs associated with hosting the EU Presidency in 2004.

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