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Exchequer Savings

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Questions (241)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

241. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction in travel and expenses for his Department. [34593/13]

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The following table sets out the Department of Finance’s travel and subsistence expenditure for 2012:

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2012

Travel and Subsistence for Domestic and Overseas Travel

€392,000

EU Presidency Travel

€80,791

My Department has calculated the annual savings to the Exchequer based on the percentage reductions being applied to the figure of €392,000 (i.e ignoring the non-recurring Presidency amounts)

% Reduction

Saving euros

1

3,920

5

19,600

7

27,400

10

39,200

12

47,040

15

58,800

17

66,649

20

78,400

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