asked the Minister for Education if he will state, in respect of a person (name supplied) in County Kilkenny, attending an in-service course organised by his Department, the appropriate amount payable by way of (a) transport or mileage and (b) subsistence, for the course in question; the basis on which such rates are calculated; when such rates were last revised; and if he will review the rates payable.
Written Answers. - County Kilkenny In-Service Course.
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The amounts payable in this case towards the cost of transport and subsistence are 3p per mile and £3.00 per day, respectively. The former rate came into operation in 1974 and the latter rate in 1973. Both rates are under consideration in the context of the Estimates for 1979.