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Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Expenditure

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Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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471. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by his Department per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26861/16]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department comprises two separate votes, Vote 28 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote 27 International Co-operation.

The tables following set out the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by my Department per annum from 2011- 2016 to date.

Vote 28 Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.

201120122013201420152016 - YTD
4,313,3274,876,7805,713,5595,145,5856,136,4353,349,076

Vote 27 International Co-operation.

201120122013201420152016 - YTD
2,084,4702,038,0172,170,6871,945,7741,767,121882,288
My Department is fully compliant with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines on official travel and also operates its own detailed internal travel guidelines. The central aim of the Departmental travel policy is to minimise official travel costs and to achieve value for money for expenditure necessarily incurred, consistent with the effective discharge of official duties.

All expenditure is paid on a vouched basis apart from subsistence and mileage expenses relating to official travel which are paid at Department of Public Expenditure and Reform rates and in accordance with normal regulations.

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