Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [22724/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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A total of €10,710 has been spent on taxi fares by my Department since the start of 2011. Taxis should only 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.