Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department has spent on taxis for staff and for others in each of the past four years. [23298/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy will be forwarded directly to him within the next few days.

Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [23313/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The expenditure on credit cards by my Department over the past four years is as follows:

Year Spend

2007 €8,310 (Sept to Dec)

2008 €44,697

2009 €35,566

2010 €31,694

2011 €15,075 (year to date)

The expenditure on entertainment by credit cards by my Department over the past four years is as follows:

Year Spend

2007 €999.74 (Sept to Dec)

2008 €5,412

2009 €6,937

2010 €455.75

2011 Nil (year to date)

The number of credit cards held by my Department at the end of each of the last four years is as follows:

Year Number

2007 9

2008 14

2009 6

2010 5

2011 5 (present total)

The credit card limit is €5,000 euros.