asked the Minister for Health 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 the Ministers of State had been provided with official cars and Garda drivers it is estimated that the cost would have been on average £84,000 per user. Accordingly the estimated saving under the new arrangement in 1985 was in the region of £40,000.