The amounts spent by my Department in respect of the drivers of the private cars of the Ministers of State and I from 10 March 2011 to date and the mileage expenses paid are set out in the table.
Salary related Costs of the Drivers
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Travel & Subsistence of Minister’s Drivers
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Travel & Subsistence of Minister of State’s Drivers
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Mileage Costs of the Minister
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Mileage Costs of Minister of State
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€329,029.79
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€36,161.82
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€13,415.12
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€36,098.95
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€31,152.57
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The costs associated with the Ministers of State’s cars in 2010 amounted to €214,131.84, including severance and redundancy payments made to four civilian drivers.
The system for the provision of transport for Ministers changed from the use of official to private cars on the appointment of the Government in March 2011. The average annual cost of providing a state car under the previous administration in 2010 was €280,000.