Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
724. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the agencies or sections from his Department that were decentralised during the period 1997 to 2011; the travel costs and expenses incurred by decentralised personnel travelling to their base Department in that period. [1030/15]
View answerThe Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was decentralised to Limerick in late 2008, where the majority of officers assigned to the Division are now based. Total amounts paid in travel and subsistence to officials of the Department based in Limerick, for travel from Limerick to meetings or events in Dublin, for the years 2008 to 2011 are as follows:
|
Year |
Cost |
|
2008 |
194,116 |
|
2009 |
109,996 |
|
2010 |
109,861 |
|
2011 |
103,475 |
The Department operates comprehensive travel and subsistence regulations and procedures which are fully in line with Department of Finance travel policy. Travel and subsistence claims by officials are reimbursed in accordance with the standard public sector rates, as specified by the Department of Finance.
