Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 809: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount her Department paid in 2006 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9772/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The travel expenses paid by my Department for the period 2006 can be broken down as follows:

Car Mileage Expenses €1,313,191.58

Train Expenses €88,908.65

Bus Expenses €993.80

Taxi Expenses €83,906.63

Other Expenses €3,989.71

Overall Total €1,490,990.37

A substantial amount of the travel expenses paid by my Department relate to the work of the Schools Inspectorate.