Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Questions (624)

Barry Cowen

Question:

624. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount spent in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments; if his Department has been audited for tax compliance on these payments and other benefits in kind; if these processes have been revised in view of the Revenue Commissioners' concerns over practices in other State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23683/15]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The information requested is detailed in the following table:

Year	Subsistence €000	Taxi €000
2011	75	17
2012	138	22
2013	148	30
2014	94	19

The information in respect of 2015 is currently being collated and will be provided to the Deputy when it is available.

My Department was audited by the Revenue Commissioners for the period from 1 January 2012 to 5 September 2014 in respect of all relevant payments made by the Department and no additional liability was identified during the audit.