Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 696: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [25383/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I have no function in relation to administration or oversight of the arrangements now in place in relation to Ministerial transport or the previous scheme relating to the provision of Garda Drivers and State cars. However, for the Deputy's information I am advised that the average cost of the provision of a State Car and Garda drivers during the last government was around €280,000 per annum.

The response to Dail Question No. 233 given on 25 April set down the costs of Ministerial transport relating specifically to my Department.