Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has a policy with regard to frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers or civil servants; if these must be signed over to his Department or if they can be retained by the individual concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24895/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised that frequent flyer schemes operated by the principal airlines flying into and out of Ireland operate on the basis of offering points to the named individual who is travelling and that points are not transferable. Accordingly, my Department allows frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers and civil servants to be retained by the individuals concerned.

The approach adopted by my Department is consistent with the Government Guidelines for Office Holders issued pursuant to section 15(4) of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995, and the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour of 2004.