Ministerial Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2013

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Questions (320)

Simon Harris

Question:

320. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form, the amount of travel and subsistence, both foreign and domestic, claimed individually by each Minister and Minister of State and Secretary General in his Department, for each year in the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23814/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

The following table sets out the relevant details of payments made by this Department in respect of both Foreign and Domestic Travel and Subsistence to each Minister, Minister of State and Secretary General in the period 2005 to March 2011, as requested by the Deputy.

Foreign and Domestic Travel & Subsistence payments made to Department of Education & Skills Ministers, Ministers of State and Secretary Generals in the period 2005 to March 2011*

Ministers	-	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	March 2011	Total
Noel Dempsey T.D.	Foreign T&S	939.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	939.25
-	Domestic T&S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Total Paid	939.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	939.25
Many Hanafin T.D.	Foreign T&S	3,755.12	5,338.48	3,038.71	3,716.92	-	-	-	15,849.23
-	Domestic T&S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Total Paid	3,755.12	5,338.48	3,038.71	3,716.92	-	-	-	15,849.23
Batt O'Keeffe T.D.	Foreign T&S	-	-	-	1098.61	552.42	813.42	-	2,464.45
-	Domestic T&S	-	-	-	493.87	469.51	652.82	-	1,616.20
-	Total Paid	-	-	-	1,592.48	1,021.93	1,466.24	-	4,080.65
Mary Coughlan T.D.	Foreign T&S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
(Tánaiste)	Domestic T&S	-	-	-	-	-	515.61	112.46	628.07
-	Total Paid	-	-	-	-	-	515.61	112.46	628.07
Ministers of State	-	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	March 2011	Total
Síle DeValera T.D.	Foreign T&S	4,594.89	651.97	-	-	-	-	-	5,246.86
-	Domestic T&S	21,910.45	16,054.64	8,167.45	-	-	-	-	46,132.54
-	Total Paid	26,505.34	16,706.61	8,167.45	-	-	-	-	51,379.40
Sean Haughey T.D.	Foreign T&S	-	-	-	364.46	532.81	323.73	-	1,221.00
-	Domestic T&S	-	-	14,640.38	16,335.38	16,519.80	12,965.07	1,121.15	61,581.78
-	Total Paid	-	-	14,640.38	16,699.84	17,052.61	13,288.80	1,121.15	62,802.78
Secretaries General	-	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Total
John Dennehy	Foreign T&S	6,730.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,730.00
-	Domestic T&S	276.44	-	-	-	-	-	-	276.44
-	Total Paid	7,006.44	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,006.44
Brigid McManus	Foreign T&S	-	1,450.38	-	-	-	-	-	1,450.38
-	Domestic T&S	-	1,789.54	3,774.85	684.29	454.29	328.69	-	7,031.66
-	Total Paid	-	3,239.92	3,774.85	684.29	454.29	328.69	-	8,482.04

Note: Amounts shown for each year relate to payments made in that year but may refer to T&S expenses incurred in a previous year.