Written answers
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Staff
4:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total expenses claimed by the Secretary General of his Department in each of the past three years; the amount that has been spent on travel, including foreign travel, and entertainment by them in each of the past three years; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27502/10]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The expenses claimed by the Secretary General in my Department in the three years from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009 are set out in the table below. These constitute travel & subsistence expenses and the cost of flights. No entertainment expenses were claimed. In all cases, travel & subsistence was paid in respect of absences on official business and in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines.
Table: Expenses claimed (including amounts spent on travel) by Secretary General 2007-09
Year | Home Expenses | Foreign Expenses | ||||
Subsistenceâ'¬ | Travelâ'¬ | Totalâ'¬ | Subsistenceâ'¬ | Travelâ'¬ | Totalâ'¬ | |
2007 | 930 | 3,151 | 4,081 | 1,187 | 4,362 | 5,549 |
2008 | 1,038 | 2,692 | 3,730 | 2,280 | 5,172 | 7,452 |
2009 | 1,211 | 1,981 | 3,192 | 21 | 11 | 33 |
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total expenses claimed by the assistant secretaries of his Department in each of the past three years; the amount that has been spent on travel, including foreign travel, and entertainment by each in each of the past three years; a detailed breakdown of these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27517/10]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The expenses claimed by Assistant Secretaries in my Department in the three years from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009 are set out in the tables below. These constitute travel & subsistence expenses and the cost of flights. No entertainment expenses were claimed. In all cases, travel and subsistence was paid in respect of absences on official business and in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines.
Table 1 – Expenses claimed (including amounts spent on travel) by Assistant Secretary (Corporate/Irish Language, Gaeltacht & Islands/North-South/Charities Regulation) 2007-09
Year | Home Expenses | Foreign Expenses | ||||
Subsistence€ | Travel€ | Total€ | Subsistence€ | Travel€ | Total€ | |
2007 | 1,861 | 6,353 | 8,214 | 299 | 21 | 320 |
2008 | 1,841 | 6,305 | 8,146 | 1,132 | 2,764 | 3,896 |
2009 | 1,709 | 4,862 | 6,571 | 1,360 | 1,131 | 2,490 |
Table 2 – Expenses claimed (including amounts spent on travel) by Assistant Secretary (Rural Development/Drugs Strategy) 2007-09
Year | Home Expenses | Foreign Expenses | ||||
Subsistence€ | Travel€ | Total€ | Subsistence€ | Travel€ | Total€ | |
2007 | 1,827 | 5,714 | 7,541 | 942 | 671 | 1,613 |
2008 | 1,975 | 3,700 | 5,675 | 1,804 | 3,547 | 5,351 |
2009 | 2,082 | 1,895 | 3,977 | 128 | 149 | 277 |
Table 3 – Expenses claimed (including amounts spent on travel) by Assistant Secretary (Community Sector Frameworks & Supports) 2007-09
Year | Home Expenses | Foreign Expenses | ||||
Subsistence€ | Travel€ | Total€ | Subsistence€ | Travel€ | Total€ | |
2007 | 455 | 861 | 1,316 | - | - | - |
2008 | 1,047 | 3,001 | 4,048 | 583 | 1,340 | 1,923 |
2009 | 130 | 32 | 162 | 158 | - | 158 |
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