Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if she will provide mileage payments made annually since 2007 to staff for travel purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3946/11]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Details are provided on the following table of mileage payments made by my Department to staff for travel purposes since 2007 to date. It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department processes travel expenses payments for the staff of certain Offices and Agencies under the remit of my Department and these payments are included in the figures provided. A list of the relevant bodies included is provided at Note 2 below. The figures indicated also include mileage costs in respect of Ministers of State at my Department since 2007.

It should also be noted that the total expenditure provided below includes an element of cost on bus and rail travel and some other travel-related expenses which are aggregated with mileage allowances on my Department's accounting system. It is not feasible to identify these costs separately, as this exercise would require such a large volume of the expenses claims processed by my Department since 2007 to be reviewed.

Note 1:

*Includes an element of bus and rail costs and some other travel-related expenses.

Note 2:

Mileage costs included in respect of staff in:

National Employment Rights Authority

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Labour Court

Companies Registration Office

Register of Friendly Societies

Patents Office

Employment Appeals Tribunal

National Consumer Agency (up until 31st December 2010)

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 483: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if the Ministers of State in her Department have drivers; the salary provided to each driver annually since 2007; the expenses provided to the Ministers of State for use of their car or mileage annually since 2007; the familial relationship between the Minister and the driver if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3961/11]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Each Minister of State at my Department has two civilian drivers. It has not been possible in the time available to compile the other information sought by the Deputy. My Department has, however, begun the process of collating the information requested and I will communicate with the Deputy as soon as the exercise has been completed.