Pádraic McCormack
Question:170 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the expenses each Minister of State has received between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003. [13377/04]
View answerTuesday, 11 May 2004
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There are two Ministers of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Kitt is Minister of State with special responsibility for overseas development assistance and human rights and Deputy Roche is Minster of State with special responsibility for European affairs. He is also a Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach.
Between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003, the Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, received expenses of €30,461. This includes a mileage allowance of €22,132 and subsistence allowance amounting to €8,329. The Minister of State, Deputy Roche, received subsistence allowances of €11,276.76 for the same period while his mileage expenses are paid by the Department of the Taoiseach.