Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 141: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil and public servants that have signed up for the cycle to work scheme; the cost of the scheme to date in 2010. [7580/10]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Seven civil servants have signed up for the Cycle to Work scheme in my Department. There is no discernible cost to my Department's vote in administering the cycle to work scheme to date in 2010. The bicycles and equipment are paid for by way of salary sacrifice by those acquiring the bicycles. There are minor costs in processing forms and in carrying the up-front costs until such time as those are offset by the gradual deductions from salary. Neither of these is quantifiable. The only material cost of the scheme to the State is the tax relief inherent in the scheme. The total amount sanctioned to date by way of cycle purchases for staff of my Department is €3,722.92.