Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has a policy with regard to frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers or civil servants; if these must be signed over to her Department or if they can be retained by the individual concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24894/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Education and Science's foreign travel policy currently makes no reference to the accrual by Ministers or civil servants of frequent flyer points, including the signing over to the Department or retention of these points. The Department adheres to the general Foreign Travel Policy document, issued by the Department of Finance, which states that "It will be the responsibility of each Department/Office to ensure that frequent flyer points are not allowed influence decisions taken in relation to the carriers used for official business."