Written answers
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Department of Finance
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 am
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [16066/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The credit limit on all currently issued official credit cards is €5,000. All credit card payments are subject to financial control procedures within the Department.
| Year | No of Cards | Total Spend | Spend over€5,000 | Grade of Cardholder with spend over€5,000 |
| 2009 | 11 | €7,394.05 | N/A | |
| 2008 | 17 | €51,228.89 | 2 | Higher Executive Officer and Assistant Principal* |
| 2007 | 10 | €43,506.63 | 3 | Higher Executive Officer and Assistant Principal*, and Administrative Officer |
| 2006 | 12 | €42,487.42 | 2 | Higher Executive Officer and Assistant Principal* |
| 2005 | 13 | €71,347.88 | 4 | Higher Executive Officer and Assistant Principal*, Administrative officer, and Assistant Secretary |
| 2004 | 14 | €78,763.79 | 5 | Higher Executive Officer and Assistant Principal*, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Principal, and Administrative Officer |
* Two credit cards are held by officers in Corporate Services Division and the Centre for Management and Organisation Development for low cost purchases where this provides a more efficient method of purchasing.
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