Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 July 2015
99. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual saving to the Exchequer in a single year if the mobile phone allowance for Teachtaí Dála and Senators was withdrawn. [26625/15]
View answerThe current provision available under the Direct Purchase Scheme to TDs and Senators is a maximum of €750 every 18 months for the purchase of one mobile phone, car kit, installation costs and insurance subject to an application with receipts and proof of all of the expenditure incurred. The Deputy may wish to note that Ministers and Ministers of State are not eligible for this scheme. In the eighteen months from January 2014 to June 2015, the total expenditure under the Direct Purchase Scheme was €23,936.
