Written answers
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Department of Finance
Departmental Transport
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 269: To ask the Minister for Finance the number, type and purchasing and leasing cost and CO2 emissions of vehicles acquired by his Department for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29553/08]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not purchase or lease vehicles.
I have been informed by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners that they purchased the following vehicles in the years 2005 to 2007.
| Year 2005 Revenue Commissioners | |||
| Make /Model | No Purchased | Total Cost | Emissionsg CO2/km |
| € | |||
| DAF 95XF FF Fitted with Dyson Commander CL500H | 1 | 279,184 | Euro 4/5* |
| DAF CF. 75.310 Road Vehicle Fuel Tanker | 1 | 155,137 | Euro 4/5* |
| Nutech co ltd Volvo Scanning Unit | 1 | 2,410,860 | Euro 4/5* |
| Opel Vectra | 3 | 53,161 | 175 |
| Ford Mondeo 1.8l petrol | 6 | 107,042 | 182 |
| Ford Mondeo 2.0 LX | 1 | 21,269 | 193 |
| Ford Mondeo Ghia 2.5 L | 1 | 30,000 | 244 |
| Ford Focus 1.6 | 1 | 17,875 | 172 |
| Fiat Ducato 2.3 JTD | 3 | 45,941 | 208 |
| Ford Transit 350 Jumbo | 2 | 48,754 | 209 |
| Citroën Berlingo 1.9 D | 2 | 20,931 | 181 |
| Ford Galaxy 1.9TD | 1 | 29,463 | 211 |
| Total spend in 2005 | 3,219,617 | ||
| * European Union standard measurement of truck emissions. |
| Year 2006 Revenue Commissioners | |||
| Make /Model | No Purchased | Total Cost | Emissionsg CO2/km |
| € | |||
| Ford Mondeo 1.8l petrol | 8 | 144,208 | 182 |
| Toyota Avensis 1.8 | 11 | 209,627 | 171 |
| Citroën Berlingo 1.9 D | 3 | 31,396 | 181 |
| Fiat Ducato 2.3 JTD | 1 | 18,436 | 208 |
| Total spend in 2006 | 403,667 |
No vehicles were purchased by the Revenue Commissioners in 2007.
The Office of Public Works have informed me that they are currently collating the information in respect of purchases made by them in the years 2005 to 2007 and as soon as this information is available they will forward it directly to the Deputy.
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