Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 746: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the costs to her Department for the years 2009 and 2010, of mileage and public transport costs for officials from her Department to travel in both directions between Dublin and Killarney for departmental business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1282/11]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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It should be noted that the system for recording travel costs does not readily distinguish travel between Dublin and Killarney. However, in line with the relevant circulars from the Department of Finance, it is policy in my Department, that when travelling between the offices in Dublin and Killarney, officials must avail of public transport, where appropriate. The travel policy also states that officers who use personal transportation for travel between the offices in Dublin and Killarney may only claim the price of the relevant train fare in those instances. For the Deputy's information, the cost of all domestic mileage and public transport in my Department, including the National Archives, for 2009 and the provisional outturn figures for 2010 area as follows: