Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016
910. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated full-year saving for 2017 by reducing spending on travel by 10% in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14129/16]
View answerThe total Travel and Subsistence costs incurred by the Department and its offices in 2015 was €1,451,940.18. This includes all national and international travel expenditure incurred by Ministers, their staff, and the staff of the Department and its Offices which include:
- Companies Registration Office
- Employment Appeals Tribunal
- Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement
- Low Pay Commission
- Patents Office
- Workplace Relations Commission.
There has been no change to the Travel expenditure provisions in the Department’s 2016 Estimate when compared to the 2015 travel provision.
The quantum of travel expenditure incurred during 2016 will ultimately depend on the volume of official travel undertaken by Ministers, their staff and officials of the Department and its Offices in servicing the wide range of activities across the Department’s remit, nationally and internationally.
Based on the 2015 level of travel expenditure incurred, a 10% reduction on travel expenditure would therefore give rise to €145,194.
