David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 797: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost in administering the cycle-to-work scheme in his Department in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31713/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Finance (No. 2) Act 2008 provided for the introduction of an exemption from income tax in respect of a benefit-in-kind arising from a bicycle or associated safety equipment being supplied by an employer to an employee for the purposes of commuting to work. Thus far, fourteen officers in my Department have applied to participate in the Scheme. There are no costs to my Department associated with the administration of the Cycle to Work Scheme. The cost of any equipment purchased by the Department for its employees is met in full by means of deductions at source, made over the course of one year, from the salaries of the individual officers who are availing of the scheme.