Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 16: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to incentivise the use of public transport by departmental officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12395/05]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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As a measure to incentivise the use of public transport, the travel pass scheme was introduced in the Civil Service on 1 January 2002. To date a number of civil servants in my Department have availed of this scheme.

It is the general policy in my Department that, when travelling on official duties, officials should, as far as possible, use public transport when available.