In common with all Government Departments, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine pays relevant expenses under the broad headings of Travel & Subsistence including travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses attributable to activities and expenses whilst engaged in official Department duties in Ireland and abroad.
Expenses are submitted and approved via the National Shared Services online Portal and in line with the provisions of relevant Civil Service circulars, all available on www.gov.ie/en/circulars.
Travel and subsistence expenditure paid in line with the categories above totalled approximately €9.5M for the period 1 January 2020 to 3rd June 2021.