Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department has spent on taxis for staff and for others in each of the past four years. [23302/11]

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.

Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of spending using Departmental credit cards held by Department staff over the past four years; the numbers of persons in his Department who hold credit cards; the credit limits of said cards; and the amount that was specifically spent by his Department on entertainment provided using said credit cards. [23317/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Records on expenditure on credit cards for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are only available from April 2011. Since then a total of €823.40 has been spend on the cards and a total of €408.65 of this relates to expenditure on entertainment.

The credit card limit is €5,000 euros.

The total number of credit cards held within the Department is three.