Catherine Murphy
Question:
517. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of civilian and Garda Ministerial drivers in her current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021. [3971/22]
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It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time allowed.
I will write to the Deputy to provide this information as soon as it is available.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 517 to my Department, which was for answer on 25 January, 2022, and in which you requested the number of civilian and Garda ministerial drivers in my current corps of drivers; the breakdown of the civilian versus Garda drivers; and the total costs including salaries, maintenance, fuel and so on incurred by the driver corps in 2020 and 2021.
As you will recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to contact you again. Please find a response provided below for your consideration.
As I hope the Deputy will appreciate, for policy and security reasons An Garda Síochána do not comment on matters of security.
I can advise the Deputy that there are two civilian drivers in my Department’s current corps of drivers. The payroll costs of those drivers in 2020 and 2021 is set out in the table below:
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2020
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2021
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Grand Total
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Grand Total
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€125,750.14
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€74,963.08
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€200,713.22
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Costs associated with maintenance of the vehicle, fuel etc. are met by the registered owner, in this case the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, who can claim travel expenses for official travel in their own vehicle at approved civil service rates.
