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Decentralisation Programme Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Questions (146)

Kevin Humphreys

Question:

146. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline what offices relevant to his Department are located or have been decentralised outside of Dublin; if he will provide the total number of staff in his Department and the number of staff based outside County Dublin as of 2013; the annual cost incurred in 2012 and 2013 respectively for decentralised staff travelling to meetings in Dublin; the number of times staff travelled to individual meetings in Dublin in each of those years; the costs those staff will be reimbursed for; and if his Department has procedures or mechanisms in place such as video conferencing to reduce the cost of travelling for each unit based outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53994/13]

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In my Department there are 323 staff, 75 of whom are assigned to the Finance Unit, Accounts, Salaries, exchequer, PMG Banking and PMG Pensions which are located at Clonminch Rd, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Details of reimbursed travel and subsistence costs in line with approved civil service rates are set out below along with the number of necessary trips made in 2012 and 2013. My Department does have Video Conferencing facilities and these are used when appropriate

2012

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Value of Reimbursed Costs

Number of Trips

Total

€10,669.89

193

2013

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Value of Reimbursed Costs

Number of Trips

Total

€9,843.50

157

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