Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [24890/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The policy of my Department in relation to frequent flyer points is governed by Department of Finance Circular 26/04 — The Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour. Section 16.2 of the Code states that 'benefits under frequent flier schemes may be retained by individual civil servants in recognition of the fact that official travel is disruptive to personal and family life'.