Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments; if his Department has been audited for tax compliance on these payments and other benefits in kind; if these processes have been revised in view of Revenue Commissioner's concerns over practices in other State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49332/14]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy regarding subsistence and taxi payments is set out in the table below.

My Department has been audited recently by the Revenue Commissioners for tax compliance. No issues were raised in this regard. 

Travel and taxi usage policies are reviewed on a regular basis.  Changes in relevant circulars issued centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are notified to all Departmental staff as a matter of course.