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Ministerial Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 May 2013

Thursday, 9 May 2013

Questions (173)

John McGuinness

Question:

173. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the amount of travel and subsistence both foreign and domestic claimed by each junior Minister and Secretary General in his Department for the period 2007 to date in 2013; the number of staff appointed by each Minister and junior Minister in his Department or constituency office and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence in each case for the period 2007 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22033/13]

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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables. The cost to my Department of domestic travel and subsistence for each Minister of State and the Secretary General from 1 Jan 2007 to date is as follows:

Year

Mr. Tom Kitt T.D

29/04/04

to

06/05/08

Mr. Pat Carey T.D

7/05/08

to

22/03/10

Mr. John Curran T.D

23/03/10

to

23/01/11

Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D

9/03/11

to

date

Secretary General

Mr. Michael Howard

2007

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€1,505.44

2008

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€795.23

2009

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€1,327.20

2010

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€914.87

2011

Nil

Nil

Nil

€69

€1,385.85

2012

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€337.31

2013

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

The cost to my Department of foreign travel and subsistence for each Minister of State and for the Secretary General from 1 January 2007 to date is as follows:

Year

Mr. Tom Kitt T.D

29/04/04

to

06/05/08

Mr. Pat Carey T.D

7/05/08

to

22/03/10

Mr. John Curran T.D

23/03/10

to

23/01/11

Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D

9/03/11

to

date

Secretary General

Mr. Michael Howard

2007

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€7,113.09

2008

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€4,445.43

2009

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€3,338.61

2010

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€1,289.84

2011

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

€1,639.25

2012

Nil

Nil

Nil

€1,419.24

€3,771.22

2013

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

The foreign travel costs set out above include the costs of commercial flights undertaken by the Ministers of State and the Secretary General in the performance of their duties. The Ministerial Air Transport Service provided by the Air Corps was also occasionally availed of by Ministers of State during the period in question. Details regarding staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State of the Department, including staff appointed to constituency offices, and their relevant cost including travel and subsistence for the period 2007 to date is set out as follows.

Costs relating to staff appointed by Minister Willie O’Dea T.D.

1 Jan 2007 to18 Feb 2010:

Year

No of Appointed Staff

Remuneration Costs

Employer PRSI

Travel & Subsistence Home

Travel & Subsistence Foreign

2007

4

€272,451.45

€28,994.37

€5,471.86

€1,875.33

2008

4

€280,565.59

€29,851.25

€2,842.70

€3,012.98

2009

4

€295,292.82

€29,472.37

€2,449.98

€1,040.35

2010

4

€233,901.02

€4,466.09

€129.49

Nil

Costs relating to staff appointed by Minister Tony Killeen T.D.

23 March 2010 to 19 Jan 2011:

Year

No of Appointed Staff

Remuneration Costs

Employer PRSI

Travel & Subsistence Home

Travel & Subsistence Foreign

2010

4

€189,638.70

€14,625.10

€781.94

€513.32

2011

5*

€109,271.26

€2,374.58

€326.97

€627.29

*Includes the appointment of a temporary Personal Assistant for 16 weeks.

Costs relating to staff appointed by Minister Alan Shatter T.D.

9 March 2011 to date:

Year

No of Appointed Staff

Remuneration Costs

Employer PRSI

Travel & Subsistence Home

Travel & Subsistence Foreign

2011

1

€21,947.64

€2,179.36

Nil

Nil

2012

1

€55,866.72

€5,593.12

Nil

Nil

2013

1

€21,487.20

€2151.20

Nil

Nil

Costs relating to staff appointed by Minister Paul Kehoe T.D.

9 March 2011 to date:

Year

No of Appointed Staff

Remuneration Costs

Employer PRSI

Travel & Subsistence Home

Travel & Subsistence Foreign

2011

2

€44,475.20

€4,499.21

€11,242.86

Nil

2012

2

€74,384.05

€7,738.75

€21,075.61

Nil

2013

2

€26,353

€2,687.12

€8,697.46

Nil

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