Written answers
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 am
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [16058/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently 17 expense account credit cards held by staff in my Department in connection with their official duties. The credit limit on these cards is €10,000 and the total expenses on the credit card accounts for the period 2004 to 2009 to-date amounts to €229,080. My Department's librarian also holds a credit card used for the purchases of books and other materials for the library. The credit limit on this card is €100,000 and expenditure on this card exceeded €5,000 each year during the period 2004 to 2008.
In relation to the 17 expense credit cards, the following are the instances where the annual expenses on a single card exceeded €5,000:
Year | Grade | Expense Amount |
2004 | Higher Executive Officer- Private Secretary to Minister of State | €7,280.13 |
Assistant Secretary General | €5,605.25 | |
Secretary General | €8,656.52 | |
2005 | Higher Executive Officer-Private Secretary to Minister of State | €6,401.58 |
Higher Executive Officer-Private Secretary to Minister of State | €6,978.36 | |
2006 | Higher Executive Officer-Private Secretary to Minister of State | €5,195.16 |
2007 | Assistant Principal- Private Secretary to Minister | €11,116.43 |
2008 | Higher Executive Officer, Private Secretary to Minister of State | €9,416.36 |
Assistant Secretary General | €7,521.09 | |
Assistant Secretary General | €5,148.70 |
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