Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount spent on travel and subsistence in his Department in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006; and the reason for any increase. [27614/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Expenditure on travel and subsistence is €2.86 million for the period January to September 2007 compared with €2.04 million for the same period in 2006. The main reason for the increase is that the 2007 amount includes the expenses of the Probation Service for the full period whereas the corresponding figure for 2006 only included payments from the 1st July 2006. Prior to July 2006 the expenses of the Probation Service were paid from the Prisons Vote.