asked the Minister for Energy in respect of himself and each Minister of State assigned to his Department, the total cost including air and surface transport, accommodation, subsistence, drivers' pay and car expenses of all travel at home and abroad in the year ending 31 December 1984.
Written Answers. - Ministerial Travelling Expenses.
275.
): Exclusive of official transport costs and the provision for refunding transport costs now applicable to Ministers of State, other than the Government's Chief Whip, the costs involved under the two above headings in 1984 were:
|
Total |
Home Travel |
Foreign Travel |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Tánaiste |
10,760 |
130 |
10,630 |
|
Minister of State |
3,135 |
249 |
2,886 |
The average cost of official transport per member of the Government in 1984 was £78,000. The refunding of transport costs amounted to £18,152 in the case of the Minister of State.
The figures do not include the costs of air transport provided for the Tánaiste and Minister of State by the Air Corps and met from the Defence Vote — these costs are not available on an individual basis.