Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 February 2005
148 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to the reply of 27 January 2005 in respect of the use of credit cards in her Department, the total expenditure involved and the various transactions covered by credit card payment during the period in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4436/05]
View answerThe total expenditure on credit cards between June 2002 to January 2005 is €49,521.06. Cards are issued to me as Tánaiste and to eight nominated officers. Expenditure details are set out in the following table.
|
Credit Card |
Total |
Purchases include |
|
€ |
||
|
Tánaiste |
0.00 |
|
|
Minister Martin |
1,110.11 |
Official entertainment, stamp duty and card fees. Card cancelled |
|
Department-Finance Unit |
15,671.90 |
Official entertainment, accommodation, flights, rail tickets, seminar and conference fees, publications, software and computer supplies |
|
Secretary General |
6,884.55 |
Official entertainment, accommodation |
|
Registrar Adoption Board |
2,785.21 |
Official entertainment, room hire |
|
National Children’s Office |
7,164.78 |
Books, publications, official entertainment, software, accommodation. |
|
Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction |
3,252.06 |
Publications, official entertainment, rail tickets, accommodation. |
|
Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction |
8,524.62 |
Publications, books, official entertainment, accommodation. |
|
Chairman Post Mortem Inquiry |
3,622.83 |
Courier services, publications, official entertainment. |
|
Ombudsman for Children |
505.00 |
electronic data. |
|
Total |
49,521.06 |
Cards are used mainly for the purchase of low value items, Internet purchases or the purchase of urgent items, and include items such as official entertainment, accommodation, subscriptions, books and periodicals, conference and seminar fees, annual membership of professional bodies, flights and rail tickets.
