Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 January 2005
207 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the number of credit cards issued for departmental use to Ministers, Ministers of State or others; the person or persons authorised to use such cards; the circumstances in which use is permissible; the number of occasions on which they have been used in the life of the Government; the purpose of such use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2281/05]
View answerThe Minister, Secretary General, private secretary to the Minister and the human resources manager have credit cards issued to them. The guidelines for the use of such credit cards provide that they should be used for official business only.
The number of occasions the cards have been used since 6 June 2002 to 29 September 2004 is as follows:
|
Name |
No. of Transactions |
|
Minister |
32 |
|
Private Secretary to Minister |
92 |
|
Secretary General |
30 |
|
Human Resources Manager |
3 |
The number of occasions that the cards have been used since 30 September 2004 to date is as follows:
|
Name |
No. of Transactions |
|
Minister |
— |
|
Private Secretary to Minister |
4 |
|
Secretary General |
3 |
|
Human Resources Manager |
1 |
