The following table shows details of the cost of Ministerial transport in my Department in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Official cars are not provided to Ministers of State. The figures reflect the motor travel allowances claimed for official travel undertaken in accordance with guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Salaries paid to the official drivers and subsistence amounts paid to the drivers are also included in the tables. Minister of State Dick Roche T.D.
Year
|
Number of Drivers
|
Cost
|
2010
|
2
|
€121,213
|
2011
|
2
|
€29,580
|
Minister of State Lucinda Creighton T.D.
Year
|
Number of Drivers
|
Cost
|
2011
|
2
|
€53,832
|
2012
|
2
|
€83,594
|
2013
|
2
|
€28,968
|
Minister of State Peter Power T.D.
Year
|
Number of Drivers
|
Cost
|
2010
|
2
|
€101,754
|
2011
|
2
|
€19,253
|
Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan T.D.
Year
|
Number of Drivers
|
Cost
|
2011
|
2
|
€60,208
|
2012
|
2
|
€2,072 claims relating to 2011
|
Minister of State Joe Costello T.D.
Year
|
Number of Drivers
|
Cost
|
2012
|
NIL
|
€13*
|
2013
|
NIL
|
€184*
|
*vouched costs of taxi fares incurred on foreign travel.