Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money that was spent on taxis by his Department in the past year; the amount of money that has been provided for in the next year for taxi services for his Department; the times that taxis can be used by staff members; the terms under which staff members can use taxis; the amount that was used by staff members; the amount that was used by outsiders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22728/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Records for expenditure on taxis for my Department are from April 2011 only. Since that time a total of €2,991 euros has been spent on taxi fares. Taxis should be used for official business purposes only. While it is not Departmental policy to pay taxi fares for outsiders, occasionally a journey, which begins from this Department, will include outsiders along with a Departmental official. This would be done as a means of reducing overall expenditure for the public service.