Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost of Ministerial transport and the breakdown of this cost between salaries, mileage allowance and other travel costs for Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15671/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The tabular statement gives details of the costs associated with the provision of ministerial transport in 2012 at my Department.

A review of ministerial transport was initiated by the current Government and it was decided that state cars would only be provided for An Taoiseach, An Tanáiste and the Minister for Justice & Defence. The other members of cabinet now use their own car similar to the practice that applies to Ministers of State.

I understand from the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform that the new arrangements will save the exchequer in the region of €4m per annum when contrasted with the former practice whereby each cabinet minister was provided with a state car and 2 drivers from An Garda Siochána.

The following is a tabular statement of costs associated with the provision of Ministerial Transport for the 31st Dáil in 2012.Mr. Ruairí Quinn, T.D.Minister for Education & Skills

Mr. Ciaran Cannon, T.D.Minister of StateDepartment of Education & Skills