Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 July 2015
110. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenses incurred by him from 2011 to date in 2015, including the date, expense type, description and amount; if each expense was vouched; his plans to introduce changes to the expenses system to ensure all expenses are fully vouched for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26999/15]
View answerThe expenses incurred by me as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation since taking up office are set out in the following table. The following table sets out the expenses incurred on an annual basis as to itemise each expense by individual date order for each of the years in question would require the retrieval of a substantial number of records requiring very significant and disproportionate administrative departmental resources. All the expenses listed in the table are fully vouched for with the exception of those relating to mileage. The mileage expenses were paid in accordance with the rates sanctioned by the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform. The rules concerning the payment and vouching of expenses are matters for consideration by my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
In relation to a number of the travel expenses, such as attendance at EU meetings etc, whilst the costs may have been incurred by me as Minister, an amount of these costs would have been recouped or are recoupable from the relevant EU body.
Minister Bruton’s Expenses 2011 to June 2015
|
Years |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
January to June 2015 |
|
Flights and Hotel Costs |
€2,386.42 |
€3,803.30 |
€7,588.29 |
€3,000.57 |
€2,033.18 |
|
Recoupable Flights |
€987.90 |
€2337.81 |
€940.96 |
€760.98 |
€429.98 |
|
* Mileage |
€5,167.25 |
€6,387.07 |
€5,626.62 |
€7,175.44 |
€4,451.80 |
|
Tolls |
€127.25 |
€181.23 |
€181.46 |
€255.49 |
€184.27 |
|
Official Entertainment |
€113.00 Working lunch With Action Plan for Jobs Industry partners |
€788.14 catering services for Ministerial Meeting with Agencies of Department |
€866.98 Catering Services for Ministerial Meeting with Agencies of Department |
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Telephony Includes Ministers fax, landline and Mobile phone |
€1,587.67 |
€1932.64 |
€1876.82 |
€1990.06 |
€910.92 |
|
Stationery & Office Supplies includes Ministers Business Cards, Letterheads, Nameplates, etc. |
€2455.10 |
€894.15 |
€435.70 |
€1601.61 |
€337.08 |
|
Miscellaneous/ incidentals |
€321.26 |
€371.41 |
€295.65 |
€139.64 |
|
|
Re decoration and fit out-Customised Units for Ministers Office |
€3,533.20 |
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Gifts /Presentations Gifts and Presentations for Ministers trade mission to China |
€270.00 |
€483.30 |
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Kitchen equipment – Dishwasher |
€429.98 |
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|
Totals |
€16566.05 |
€16,177.61 |
€17,488.48 |
€16,055.59 |
€9,353.85 |
All expenses are vouched except those marked with an *.
