Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of expense account credit cards paid by his Department; the credit limit on each card; the amount spent on expense account credit cards since 2004 to date in 2009; the instances where the annual expenditure on a single credit card exceeded €5,000 with the grade of the credit card holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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There are two credit cards operated by my Department, which are held by the Private Secretaries to the Minister and to the Minister of State. The respective credit card limits are €6,300 and €7,000.

The total payments made in respect of both credit cards for each year from 2004 to date are set out in the following table:

There were no instances where the annual expenditure on a single credit card exceeded €5,000.

All credit card payments were in respect of necessary official expenditure on my Department's behalf.