Written answers
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Expenditure
8:00 am
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of departmental credit cards in use in his 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. [26558/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Following a recent review of arrangements, there are 23 Departmental credit cards in use in my Department. The amounts spent in respect of these cards is set out in the attached tables. It is not the practice to name the authorised officers. The credit limit on each of the cards is €10,000 with the exception of the credit card issued to the Department's librarian for the purchase publications, which has a limit of €120,000.
The Department settles the accounts of 12 of the credit cards on a monthly basis and reconciles the amounts charged against each individual's travel expenses claims, where applicable, and vouched receipts. The other 11 Credit Card holders are personally responsible for paying any amounts charged on the cards by the due date. Travel expenses and payments due in respect of vouched receipts are paid to these individuals on the basis of claims submitted.
Centrally billed Departmental Credit Cards
| Amount charged in 2007 | Amount charged in 2008 | Amount charged in 2009 | Breakdown of Credit Card Use | |
| 1 | 177,702.80 | 159,028.90 | 102,031.20 | Purchase of Publications for Department's Library |
| 2 | 855.12 | 461.50 | 860.69 | Corporate and Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 3 | 9734.43 | 7161.16 | 844.00 | Expenses in relation to Ministerial Travel, Corporate Expenses and Foreign Travel |
| 4 | 4530.82 | 4772.28 | 2302.99 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 5 | 2430.48 | 1609.23 | 1147.63 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 6 | 3422.70 | 4739.20 | 3451.28 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 7 | 663.00 | 8016.09 | 3780.25 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 8 | 0.00 | 1060.76 | 75.00 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 9 | 0.00 | 8714.36 | 7498.38 | Expenses in relation to Ministerial Travel, Corporate Expenses and Foreign Travel |
| 10 | 0.00 | 6406.24 | 1409.00 | Expenses in relation to Ministerial Travel, Corporate Expenses and Foreign Travel |
| 11 | 0.00 | 4333.70 | 2811.73 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 12 | 0.00 | 2481.14 | 0.00 | Corporate and Foreign Travel Expenses |
Department credit cards used and settled directly by staff
| Amount charged in 2007 | Amount charged in 2008 | Amount charged in 2009 | Breakdown of Credit Card Use | |
| 1 | 3329.72 | 3329.15 | 403.00 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 2 | 10650.10 | 11384.76 | 17541.67 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 3 | 2585.05 | 966.14 | 3591.19 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 4 | 1116.90 | 2529.5 | 2844.41 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 5 | 3321.48 | 7983.59 | 2433.04 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 6 | 5050.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 7 | 10595.37 | 9773.58 | 10445.40 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 8 | 2797.50 | 4132.88 | 717.00 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 9 | 6741.53 | 33978.4 | 33090.26 | Foreign Travel and foreign service re-location expenses (recouped to Department) |
| 10 | 3538.73 | 4273.45 | 4169.54 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
| 11 | 378 | 0.00 | 431.58 | Foreign Travel Expenses |
No comments