Six credit cards are currently in official use in my Department. These are held by two Private Secretaries, Minister of State O'Keeffe, two Principal Officers and one by the Assistant Director of Met Eireann. These credit cards are for official business use only, for example in circumstances where it may be necessary to facilitate the immediate delivery of goods or services. Transactions on these credit cards must be certified by the holders as pertaining to official business and are checked by the Department's Personnel and Accounts Sections.
Taking account also of seven other Departmental credit cards which are no longer extant, the amounts incurred including charges totalling €3,334.17, for each year is set out in the table. There was no interest incurred on these cards.
Year
|
Amount
|
|
€
|
2000
|
9,645
|
2001
|
18,427
|
2002
|
23,159
|
2003
|
32,797
|
2004
|
24,876
|
2005
|
37,954
|
2006
|
60,293
|
Up to October 2007
|
23,506
|