Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2007
809 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount her Department paid in 2006 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9772/07]
View answerThe travel expenses paid by my Department for the period 2006 can be broken down as follows:
Car Mileage Expenses €1,313,191.58
Train Expenses €88,908.65
Bus Expenses €993.80
Taxi Expenses €83,906.63
Other Expenses €3,989.71
Overall Total €1,490,990.37
A substantial amount of the travel expenses paid by my Department relate to the work of the Schools Inspectorate.
