Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11761/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy has been compiled by my officials and is set out in the table below. The information sought is in respect of the term of the last Government and relates to three advisors, whose claims were processed by my Department.

The table below reflects the annual amount paid to advisors, by type of claims, made between 2020 and 2025 to date.