Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [8596/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The following information has been extracted from my Department's financial management system giving a breakdown of expenditure on travel expenses during 2004. The figures are as follows:

The figures shown for public and private transport are amounts that are specifically coded in the financial management system as related to those headings. The amounts shown under the "other" category are amounts related to transport expenses that could not be coded specifically. These amounts are entered in the system in summary form and arise principally from payments made on manual accounts operated by district offices in the various organisations and arrears of expenses paid in respect of revised rates. A breakdown of the amounts in the "other" category under the specific headings sought would not be possible without an extensive analysis of manual records.