asked the Minister for Justice the amount paid in travelling expenses to each Minister of State in his Department from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984.
471
Written Answers. - Ministerial Travelling Expenses.
470
asked the Minister for Justice the amount paid to each civilian driver employed to drive the private cars of Ministers of State in his Department from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984.
Limerick East): I propose to take Questions Nos. 470 and 471 together.
I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Questions on 23 October 1984 in which I indicated that the Minister of State at my Department does not employ a civilian driver, but, as an exceptional measure, is provided with an official car and Garda driver for long official journeys, as required.
Any travelling expenses paid to the Minister of State are paid out of the Vote for the Department of the Taoiseach, at which Department she is also a Minister of State. I understand that information as to the amount paid in the period referred to was given by the Taoiseach in reply to a Question by the Deputy on 21 November.
500.
asked the Minister for Education the amount paid in travelling expenses to each Minister of State in her Department from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984.
The amount paid in travelling expenses to Deputy Donal Creed, Minister of State, from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984 was £12,561.
501.
asked the Minister for Education the amount paid to each civilian driver employed to drive the private cars of Ministers of State in her Department, from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984.
The amount paid to each of two civilian drivers employed to drive the private car of the Minister of State, Deputy Donal Creed, from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984 was £10,313 (£8,777 salary plus £1,536 subsistence) and £10,199; (£8,948 salary plus £1,251 subsistence) respectively.
535.
asked the Minister for Labour the amount paid in travelling expenses to each Minister of State in his Department from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984.
The amount paid to the Minister of State at my Department between 1 November 1983 and 1 November 1984 in respect of travelling expenses was £9,774.35
536.
asked the Minister for Labour the amount paid to each civilian driver employed to drive the private cars of Ministers of State in his Department from 1 November 1983 to 1 November 1984.
Three civilian drivers were employed to drive the Minister of State in my Department during the period in question. They were paid £1,518, £6,755.37 and £4,619.78 respectively: these amounts included subsistence allowances.