Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2005
274 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount his Department paid in 2004 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8592/05]
View answerThere is a significant level of travel expenditure in my Department's budget, arising from the dispersed nature of my Department's services and, inter alia, the fact that a considerable level of investigative work must be carried out in the course of delivering the Department’s services. The total amount paid out in 2004 by my Department in respect of home travel expenses was €2,142,217.85. This amount includes car mileage, bus and train fares, and miscellaneous costs; these expenses are not recorded separately.
