Written answers

Wednesday, 3 October 2007

Department of Finance

Ministerial Expenses

8:00 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money paid in expenses to each Minister of State in his Government Department; the headings under which they were paid for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/07]

Photo of Noel AhernNoel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works has received a total of €528.71 in expenses, broken down as follows:

20/06/07 to 1/10/07
Foreign Travel378.71
Miscellaneous150.00

The following expenses were paid to the Minister of State at the OPW for the period 19/06/02 to 19/06/07 under the following headings and do not include possible travel and subsistence payments made in respect of foreign travel:

YearItem
2007Home Travel19,749.49
Miscellaneous1,185.92
2006Home Travel42,809.96
Miscellaneous 640.00
2005Home Travel30,825.97
2004Home Travel34,917.29
2003Home Travel35,259.57
Miscellaneous727.19
2002Home Travel14,523.04
Miscellaneous1,909.59

In addition to the sums paid to the Minister of State from the OPW vote, some €2,300 was paid from The Office of the Minister for Finance in expenses for the period 01/01/2002 to 01/10/07.

YearItem
2007EU Travel100.00
2006EU Travel200.00
Home Travel120.00
2005EU Travel400.00
2004EU Travel975.00
2003EU Travel545.00
2002EU Travel600.00

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