Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [16065/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Details of the number of expense account credit cards paid by my Department are set out below.

The total amount spent on expense account credit cards from January 2004 to date in 2009 was €230,232.45.

The following table sets out the instances where the annual expenditure on a single card exceeded €5,000 during that time:

A limited number of credit cards are issued and only in circumstances where a strong business case has been established. In the case of Met Éireann, a credit card is issued to facilitate the purchase of ICT hardware and software licences and for the renewal of subscriptions to work-related publications. Credit card holders are required to provide a detailed monthly breakdown of expenses incurred and expenditure in these areas is closely monitored at all times.