Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of costs incurred in the provision of transport to Cabinet Ministers in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11903/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In the period in question I undertook a number of commercial flights to attend meetings in Paris, the US, Luxembourg and London. The total cost for these flights amounted to €6,972.14. In addition €2,695.61 was spent in relation to car hire for meetings attended by me in Brussels, the US and Paris. In relation to the use of my car for Ministerial travel, the total cost has been €90,065.42 for the period May - December 2011. This cost included mileage (which is to cover car related expenses), the salaries paid to civilian drivers and the travel and subsistence paid to the drivers. This amount is significantly below the €280,000 average annual cost under the previous domestic Ministerial transport regime for each Minister.