Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount spent on taxis by his Department since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37333/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has a contract with National Radio Cabs for the provision of taxi services which are invoiced on a weekly basis. From February 2011 to end of August 2012 the amount paid to National Radio Cabs was €14,990. In addition to this expenditure Officers travelling on official business both at home and abroad may, where justified, avail of taxi services for which the costs are reclaimed in travel claims which mostly include other travel and subsistence expenses. An accurate figure in respect of these amounts spent on taxis cannot be generated by our travel claims system.