Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023
770. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure his Department and agencies under his Department's remit have incurred on car, van, commercial vehicle rental or lease in each of the years 2020 to date in 2023; and if he will outline in tabular form the make and model of each vehicle, the cost of rental per quarter and the name of the entity from which each vehicle is rented or leased. [15045/23]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.
In addition, staff from my Department who are working abroad, occasionally need to rent a vehicle locally for short term use. Typically, such instances relate to official visits where it is more efficient and cost effective to rent a vehicle for the duration of the visitors’ work. There are no quarterly or annual costs incurred per se as none of the arrangements are long term. Similarly, the arrangements are made locally through the Department of Foreign Affairs who periodically seek reimbursement of the relevant costs from this Department but do not supply details such as make and model of the vehicle or the name of the rental company.
The costs reimbursed to the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2020 was €3,154, €3,710 in 2021, €14,529 in 2022 and €2,584 to date in 2023.
2020
|
Make and Model |
Name of the entity from which each vehicle is rented/leased |
Cost of rental per Quarter € |
Total Cost € |
|
Renault Kangoo |
Northgate Vehicle Hire Replacement vehicle for a few weeks |
578 |
|
|
Ford Transit |
Northgate Vehicle Hire – short term rental |
362 |
|
|
Peugeot Partner |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,181 |
|
|
Renault Kangoo |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,033 |
|
|
Peugeot Boxer |
National Truck and Van Rental |
2,565 |
|
|
Peugeot Boxer |
National Truck and Van Rental |
2,565 |
|
|
Peugeot Boxer |
Value Van Rental |
2,694 |
|
|
Peugeot Boxer |
Value Van Rental |
2,694 |
2021
|
Make and Model |
Name of the entity from which each vehicle is rented/leased |
Cost of rental per Quarter € |
|
Peugeot Partner |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,181 |
|
Renault Kangoo |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,033 |
|
Peugeot Boxer |
Value Van Rental |
2,694 |
|
Peugeot Boxer |
Value Van Rental |
2,694 |
2022
|
Make and Model |
Name of the entity from which each vehicle is rented/leased |
Cost of rental per Quarter € |
|
Peugeot Partner |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,181 |
|
Renault Kangoo |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,033 |
|
Peugeot Partner |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,531 |
|
Peugeot Partner |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,531 |
|
Peugeot Boxer |
Value Van Rental |
2,694 |
|
Peugeot Boxer |
Value Van Rental |
2,694 |
|
Opel Movano |
J Murphy & Son Motors Ltd. t/a Murphy Truck and Van Rental |
3,410 |
|
Opel Movano |
J Murphy & Son Motors Ltd. t/a Murphy Truck and Van Rental |
3,410 |
|
Citroen Relay |
National Truck and Van Rental |
4,354 |
|
Peugeot Boxer |
National Truck and Van Rental |
4,354 |
2023 to date
|
Make and Model |
Name of the entity from which each vehicle is rented/leased |
Cost of rental per Quarter € |
|
Peugeot Partner |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,531 |
|
Peugeot Partner |
Newbridge Car and Van Rental Ltd. t/a Go Rentals |
1,531 |
|
Citroen Relay |
National Truck and Van Rental |
4,354 |
|
Peugeot Boxer |
National Truck and Van Rental |
4,354 |
