Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 511: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the items that may be claimed by staff in his Department for travel and subsistence, and incidental expenses; the average payment to staff members in expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36394/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The average payment to 407 Departmental staff who have claimed travel and subsistence payments up to end June 2012 was €1,607.69.

Any member of staff employed on official business away from their headquarters can claim travel and subsistence expenses. An officer may only be reimbursed expenditure necessarily incurred in the course of official duty away from home or headquarters.

General regulations governing the payment of travel and subsistence allowances are contained in Department of Finance Circular 11/82 of 5/07/1982. The current travel and subsistence rates for staff on domestic and foreign official business are set out in the Department of Finance Circulars 07/2009 of 5 March 2009 and 04/2010 of 25 January 2010, respectively.