Written answers
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Department of Health and Children
Departmental Expenditure
10:00 pm
Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated spend on mileage allowances for her Department in 2007; the number of claimants in respect of categories (details supplied) under which mileage is paid; the total number of claimants; and the total spend on same. [42627/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The amount paid by my Department in 2007 in respect of official motor travel in accordance with the rates approved by the Department of Finance was €189,231. The breakdown of this figure is as follows:
| Car type | Amount claimed (€) up to 4,000 miles | Number of claimants | Amount claimed (€) greater than 4,000 miles | Number of claimants |
| Up to 1,200 cc | 2,183 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Between 1,201 cc and 1,500 cc | 44,169 | 54 | 1,586 | 2 |
| Above 1,501 cc* | 130,901 | 118 | 10,392 | 7 |
| Total | 177,253 | 182 | 11,978 | 9 |
| *These figures are in respect of Official Motor Travel claimed at a rate of €1.2601 for mileage up to 4,000 miles and €0.5897 for mileage exceeding 4,000 miles. |
There were no claims in respect of cycling allowances in 2007.
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