Information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the tables:
Costs for Minister
|
Name
|
Year
|
Subsistence €
|
Expenses €
|
Mobile Phone €
|
|
Eamon Ryan
|
June 2007-Dec 2007
|
1,134
|
0
|
1,545
|
|
Jan 2008-Dec 2008
|
2,605
|
0
|
1,170
|
|
Jan 2009-Dec 2009
|
938
|
0
|
1,474
|
|
Jan 2010-Dec 2010
|
0
|
580
|
1,096
|
|
January 2011
|
0
|
0
|
211
|
Minister Ryan had the use of a Garda driver and car for his period in office.
Costs for Ministers of State
|
Name
|
Year
|
Subsistence €
|
Expenses €
|
Mobile Phone €
|
|
Tony Killeen
|
June 2007-Dec 2007
|
289
|
12
|
201
|
|
Jan 2008-May 2008
|
986
|
3,059(includes €2,980 mileage expenses)
|
160
|
|
Sean Power
|
May 2008-Dec 2008
|
812
|
17,722 (all mileage expenses)
|
575
|
|
Jan 2009-Apr 2009
|
86
|
16,386 (includes €16,054 mileage expenses)
|
1,090
|
|
Conor Lenihan
|
Apr 2009-Dec 2009
|
232
|
69
|
0
|
|
Jan 2010-Dec 2010
|
452
|
49
|
0
|
|
Jan 2011-Mar 2011
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Minsters of State Killeen and Lenihan were also assigned to another Department whilst Minister of State Power was solely assigned to this Department.
As the Minister of State assigned to my Department in the period April 2009 to March 2011 was also assigned to the then Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment no mobile phone costs or mileage costs were incurred by my Department during that period.
Mileage expenses were paid to Ministers of State in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines. All other expenses recouped were vouched.
Subsistence payments to Ministers and Ministers of State were paid on the same basis as for civil servants. Expenditure on mobile phone communications were discharged directly by the Department in respect of the Minister and Ministers of State. In the time allotted it has not been possible to identify which expenditure was discharged by credit card. I will supply this information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
