Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost incurred by his Department in 2018 for the use of taxi services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54202/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the cost for taxi services incurred by my Department in 2018, amounted to €46,926.

These costs relate to all taxi travel on official duties claimed by the officials in my Department, including domestic and foreign travel, as well as accounts for such services paid directly by my Department. It also includes transport charges for EU Council of Ministers, bi-lateral meetings and foreign trade missions . This expenditure also covers service providers paid in the first instance by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the cost of which has subsequently been recouped from my Department, for the work of Agricultural Attachés based in the various embassies around the world.