The following table sets out the amounts spent on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 as requested by the Deputy. These payments are made in accordance with the rates governed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. No audits of these payments has been undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners. Travel claims by staff are in compliance with my Department’s Travel and Subsistence Policy and Procedures which incorporates Department of Public Expenditure & Reform guidelines in this regard, and includes specific provision in relation to the use of taxis by staff.
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014 to date
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Subsistence*
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566,582.37
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603,715.45
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895,348.96
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607,674.97
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Taxis*
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12,573.56
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24,530.70
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45,904.78
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32,577.30
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*The figures provided include payments made directly to staff and also to a service provider.
The Department has not been audited specifically for tax compliance on these payments. However, this expenditure forms part of the Department’s overall expenditure which is audited on an annual basis, by the Comptroller & Auditor General, as part of the Department’s Appropriation Account, and no tax compliance issues have arisen to date.
