Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 July 2015
116. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [26990/15]
View answerThe information regarding my expenses incurred and paid since 2011 is set out in the following table. My travel expenses are calculated on the basis of rates approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and as such are not vouched. All other expenses I have incurred were paid on foot of receipts verifying the actual costs incurred.
|
Year |
Travel Expenses |
Expenses within Ireland |
Foreign Travel Expenses |
Commercial Air Fare Costs * : |
No of Council of Ministers Meetings |
Trade Missions |
|
2011 |
€13,868.40 |
€615.12 |
€2,728.17 |
€4,696.73 |
11 |
Algeria |
|
2012 |
€18,368.16 |
€962.70 |
€9,318.61 |
€9,280.24 |
11 |
China, U.S.A. |
|
2013 |
€19,366.84 |
€1,101.21 |
€9,988.91 |
€10,211.09 |
11 |
Switzerland, Middle East, U.S.A. and Tokyo |
|
2014 |
€20,101.38 |
€1,074.88 |
€9,203.45 |
€13,456.23 |
9 |
U.S.A., China |
|
2015 (to date) |
€6,418.09 |
€131.66 |
€1,946.73 |
€5,562.21 |
3 |
U.S.A. |
* Net costs of commercial air fares to the Department after excluding amounts recouped in respect of attendances at Council of Ministers meetings and certain other EU meetings.
