Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
429. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the expenditure incurred by staff in his Department under the heading of travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30870/21]
View answerThe expenditure by my Department on Travel and Subsistence from 1 January 2020 to 31 May 2021 is set out in the table below.
|
2020 |
2021 (to 31 May) |
|
|
DPER (Vote 11) |
€114,370 |
€11,778 |
|
OGCIO (Vote 43) |
€51,323 |
€3,291 |
|
OGP (Vote 39) |
€59,759 |
€49 |
Staff across the Department itself (Vote 11) and the two Offices that also are part of the Department (Vote 39, Office of Government Procurement and Vote 43, Office of the Government Chief Information Officer) incur travel and subsistence costs to carry out their many varied duties. These duties include a number of essential cross-government support services which mostly incur domestic travel costs. Examples of which are the OGCIO's IT staff that are required to be onsite at locations across Government Departments and Offices, the Department's Employee Assistance Officers, staff in the Office of the Civil Service Chief Medical Officer and the EU audit team. Staff also incur travel expenses to represent Ireland internationally at the EU and the OECD. However, there was little international travel outside the State beyond the first quarter in 2020 to 31 May 2021.
