Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of the new scheme introduced for the provision of drivers for Ministers in 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a comparison of the annual cost of the provision of civilian drivers and the Ministers using their own cars with the previous scheme of Garda drivers and State cars. [25374/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Under the new scheme, my Department spent €62,680.22 in 2011 and has spent €43,640.49 to date in 2012 in relation to my motor transport arrangements. The costs associated with the previous scheme of Garda drivers and State cars are matters for the Department of Justice and Equality.