Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of departmental credit cards in use in her Department; the names of the authorised signatories of same; the credit limit of same; the amount spent in respect of each card in each of the past three years with a breakdown of the annual bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26567/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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There are four corporate credit/charge cards for official business purposes currently in use in my Department. The credit limit on the card issued to me as Minister is €5,000 and that of the card issued to my Private Secretary is €10,000. The two remaining cards are charge cards with no specified limit and are issued to a nominated officer in my Department's Finance Unit and the Registrar of the Adoption Board. These cards are used to cover a range of costs such as publications, seminar and conference fees, annual membership fees, transport costs and software purchases where payment by credit card is required. Information on the amount spent in respect of each card for the past three years is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.