asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each Minister of State in his Department, for the last year for which figures are available: the number of civilian drivers employed; the total cost of salaries paid to the drivers; the total cost of expenses paid to the drivers; and the total mileage allowance paid to the Ministers of State in respect of the use of their own car.
Written Answers. - Ministerial Travelling Expenses.
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If Ministers of State had official cars and drivers in 1985 the estimated total annual cost in respect of each Minister of State would have been £84,000. The actual total cost incurred in respect of the Minister of State at the Department of Finance in 1985 represented a saving of £43,311 on this figure.