Written answers
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Department of Defence
Ministerial Expenditure
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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173. To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of travel and subsistence both foreign and domestic claimed by each Junior Minister and Secretary General in his Department for the period 2007 to date in 2013; the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Junior Minister in his Department or constituency office and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence in each case for the period 2007 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22033/13]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables. The cost to my Department of domestic travel and subsistence for each Minister of State and the Secretary General from 1 Jan 2007 to date is as follows:
Year | Mr. Tom Kitt T.D 29/04/04 to 06/05/08 | Mr. Pat Carey T.D 7/05/08 to 22/03/10 | Mr. John Curran T.D 23/03/10 to 23/01/11 | Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D 9/03/11 to date | Secretary General Mr. Michael Howard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €1,505.44 |
2008 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €795.23 |
2009 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €1,327.20 |
2010 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €914.87 |
2011 | Nil | Nil | Nil | €69 | €1,385.85 |
2012 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €337.31 |
2013 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
The cost to my Department of foreign travel and subsistence for each Minister of State and for the Secretary General from 1 January 2007 to date is as follows:
| Year | Mr. Tom Kitt T.D 29/04/04 to 06/05/08 | Mr. Pat Carey T.D 7/05/08 to 22/03/10 | Mr. John Curran T.D 23/03/10 to 23/01/11 | Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D 9/03/11 to date | Secretary General Mr. Michael Howard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €7,113.09 |
| 2008 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €4,445.43 |
| 2009 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €3,338.61 |
| 2010 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €1,289.84 |
| 2011 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | €1,639.25 |
| 2012 | Nil | Nil | Nil | €1,419.24 | €3,771.22 |
| 2013 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
The foreign travel costs set out above include the costs of commercial flights undertaken by the Ministers of State and the Secretary General in the performance of their duties. The Ministerial Air Transport Service provided by the Air Corps was also occasionally availed of by Ministers of State during the period in question. Details regarding staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State of the Department, including staff appointed to constituency offices, and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence for the period 2007 to date is set out as follows.
| Year | No of Appointed Staff | Remuneration Costs | Employer PRSI | Travel & Subsistence Home | Travel & Subsistence Foreign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | €272,451.45 | €28,994.37 | €5,471.86 | €1,875.33 |
| 2008 | 4 | €280,565.59 | €29,851.25 | €2,842.70 | €3,012.98 |
| 2009 | 4 | €295,292.82 | €29,472.37 | €2,449.98 | €1,040.35 |
| 2010 | 4 | €233,901.02 | €4,466.09 | €129.49 | Nil |
| Year | No of Appointed Staff | Remuneration Costs | Employer PRSI | Travel & Subsistence Home | Travel & Subsistence Foreign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | €189,638.70 | €14,625.10 | €781.94 | €513.32 |
| 2011 | 5* | €109,271.26 | €2,374.58 | €326.97 | €627.29 |
*Includes the appointment of a temporary Personal Assistant for 16 weeks.
| Year | No of Appointed Staff | Remuneration Costs | Employer PRSI | Travel & Subsistence Home | Travel & Subsistence Foreign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | €21,947.64 | €2,179.36 | Nil | Nil |
| 2012 | 1 | €55,866.72 | €5,593.12 | Nil | Nil |
| 2013 | 1 | €21,487.20 | €2151.20 | Nil | Nil |
| Year | No of Appointed Staff | Remuneration Costs | Employer PRSI | Travel & Subsistence Home | Travel & Subsistence Foreign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | €44,475.20 | €4,499.21 | €11,242.86 | Nil |
| 2012 | 2 | €74,384.05 | €7,738.75 | €21,075.61 | Nil |
| 2013 | 2 | €26,353 | €2,687.12 | €8,697.46 | Nil |
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