Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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499. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost incurred by her Department in 2018 for the use of taxi services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54203/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Department incurred taxi costs totalling €39,771.36 during 2018.

The Department’s Travel and Subsistence policy requires that taxis should only be used where no other form of suitable public transport is available, or where there is a justifiable reason to use a taxi.

The 2018 costs cover taxi services availed of by staff of the Department and its Offices undertaking official business across the country and whilst representing Ireland at various meetings abroad.

Staff of the Offices are directly employed by the Department and they include the Companies Registration Office, the Labour Court, the Patents Office, the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Workplace Relations Commission.

For domestic taxi usage the Department avails of taxi services on account and as provided for under the shared services framework operated by the Office of Government Procurement.

The total costs are based on information provided to the Department by the Payroll Shared Services Centre who process travel and subsistence claims on behalf of the Department and its Offices.