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Thursday, 2 July 2015

Department of Defence

Ministerial Expenditure

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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121. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the expenses incurred by him between 2011 and to date in 2015 to include the date, expense type, description and amount; if each expense was vouched; his plans to introduce changes to the expenses system to ensure all expenses are fully vouched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26993/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The expenses incurred in my capacity as Minister for Defence since my appointment on 11 July 2014 are set out in the following table.

-20142015
Accommodation€ 899.05€ 318.59
Subsistence reimbursedNil€527.00
Foreign Travel - Air€ 2,504.08€ 2,640.25
Ground Transport incl. railNil€ 1,945.58
Misc Expenses€ 5.00€ 386.03

During this period I attended 2 Formal Council of Minister meetings, 2 Informal meetings of Defence Ministers, and a summit on Strengthening UN Peace Operations in New York. I also visited Defence Force Personnel serving in both Lebanon and Mali.

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