Written answers

Tuesday, 27 November 2007

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism

Departmental Expenditure

8:00 pm

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class flights in tabular readable form. [30621/07]

Photo of Séamus BrennanSéamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the expenditure incurred by my Department since 2004 on air travel as requested by the Deputy:

TotalBusiness Class
2004275,234134,623
200587,73329,366
200674,5469,575
200767,62218,037

In relation to the breakdown between business and first class costs, my Department does not retain details on the class of travel undertaken. However, my Department's contracted air travel services supplier has provided the breakdown outlined above, although only in respect of the amounts which they invoiced to the Department. Such a breakdown would not include expenditure associated with occasions when travel arrangements were made other than through the Department's air travel services supplier such as individual staff members arranging their own travel; travel costs incurred by third parties; or where travel is arranged by the Department of Foreign Affairs or one of my Department's agencies. In all such cases, the Department reimburses the individual/body concerned.

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount spent by his Department on couriered documents, registered post and standard post to date in 2007 in tabular readable form. [30636/07]

Photo of Séamus BrennanSéamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The amount spent by my Department on couriered documents, registered post and standard post to date in 2007 is as follows:

ServiceSpent to date in 2007
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Couriered Documents20,115
Registered Post110
Standard Post27,310

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