Written answers
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Oireachtas Members' Remuneration
Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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548. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3260/25]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I would advise the Deputy that the following is a breakdown of the mileage claims for Minister of State Thomas Byrne for the years 2023 and 2024. (Minister of State O'Donovan's mileage claims would have been managed by OPW).
| 2023 | Minister Thomas Byrne |
|---|---|
| 3,043.05 | January |
| 2,426.23 | February |
| 1,917.47 | March |
| 1,211.51 | April |
| 1,228.37 | May |
| 1,902.17 | June |
| 964.47 | July |
| 670.81 | August |
| 1,231.93 | September |
| 1,115.77 | October |
| 1,066.62 | November |
| 1,157.68 | December |
| 17,936.08 | Total |
| 2024 | Minister Thomas Byrne |
|---|---|
| 3,751.78 | January |
| 2,132.06 | February |
| 1,528.80 | March |
| 1,809.22 | April |
| 2,417.13 | May |
| 1,482.18 | June |
| 1,303.33 | July |
| 776.36 | August |
| 1,062.22 | September |
| 1,758.13 | October |
| 662.27 | Nov/December |
| 20707.48 | Total |
The annual cost of overnight allowances for civilian drivers assigned to Minister Byrne was €501 in 2023 and €3,705 in 2024.
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