Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of providing transport including their official car to Ministers of State in his Department and staff for each year from 1997 to date in 2007. [33680/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The costs associated with my Ministerial car, including the driver are borne by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The cost of providing similar services (including salaries and expenses of civilian drivers) to junior Ministers in my Department since June 2002 when the Department of Transport was formed has been as follows:

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 356: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of him using public transport for every year since 1997 to date in 2007; and the cost of providing similar services to junior Ministers and staff for the same period. [33695/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to my previous reply to question no. 97 of 15 November 2007 in relation to transport costs for myself and Ministers of State in my Department since I came into office. A breakdown of public transport costs for my predecessors in the Department of Transport is not readily available. The compilation of this information would require an excessive amount of staff time and resources.