Written answers

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Ministerial Transport

8:00 pm

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 285: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of mileage clocked up on a monthly basis for which expenses were claimed for all Ministers attached to his Department since March 2011; the amount claimed in mileage expenses on a monthly basis for all Ministers attached to his Department since March 2011, and the full list of trips for which mileage expenses were claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10806/12]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question the following tables contains details requested by the Deputy in respect of kilometre claims made by both myself and the Minister of State in the Office of Public Works. Please note mileage for Minister of State is from March 2011.

Ministers Mileage Claims

MonthYearKilometresValue
May20113300€1,949.31
June20113550€1,970.26
July20113200€910.72
August2011765€217.72
September20113400€967.64
October20113530€1,004.64
November20113300€939.18
December20112950€839.57
Total23995€8,799.04

Minister of State's Mileage Claims March to December 2011

MonthYearKilometresValue
March2011629.12€371.62
April20112041.82€1,206.10
May20112754.61€1,789.94
June20113912.00€1,707.56
July20113521.00€1,202.42
August20111620.00€553.23
September20116190.00€2,113.88
October20112880.00€983.52
November20114722.00€1,612.56
December20113320.00€1,133.78
Total€12,674.61

The Minister of State in OPW claimed €1,573.05 in respect of kilometres for January 2012.

The basis on which Ministers record their mileage does not require them to list individual trips.

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