Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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970. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to travel and expenses for his Department. [34586/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Using my Department’s 2012 outturn of €8,614,233 for Travel and Subsistence expenses as a base, the following table sets out the projected savings if the various percentage reductions were applied:

In the period 2008 to 2012 my Department made total savings in its travel and subsistence expenditure of €9,691,827 (53%). These considerable savings have been driven by deploying technology, improving business processes and rationalising inspections. However it must be borne in mind that much of the Department’s business takes place on farms and other premises, which are in remote geographic locations.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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971. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to training and development for his Department. [34602/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Total Savings for Training and Development in 2012 if they were reduced by the percentage indicated by the Deputy are as follows: 5% = €38,541; 7% = €53,958; 10% = €76,893; 12% = €92,499; 15% = €115,624; 17% = €131,040; 20% = €154,166.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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972. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer if all his special advisors pay was capped at the first point of the principal officer grade; if he will provide a list of all salaries, post implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement paid to his special advisors. [34618/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy, following implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement, is set out in the following table: