Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 532: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount her Department paid in 2004 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8597/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The travel expenses paid by my Department for the 2004 period can be broken down as follows: car mileage expenses €1,179,081.92; train and bus expenses €98,559.33; and taxi expenses €94,698.76. The overall total is €1,372,340.01. A substantial amount of the travel expenses paid by my Department refer to the schools inspectorate.