asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce (a) the names of all persons who are provided with cars by the State, excluding members of the Government (b) the Departments of State, semi-State agencies and boards constituted by the Government where these persons are employed and the offices they hold (c) the number of drivers employed, the total cost in each case and the type of use for which these cars are permitted and (d) the total overall cost to the State.
Written Answers. - State Cars.
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No person employed by my Department is provided with a car by the State.
The question of providing cars to executives of State bodies is a matter for the bodies concerned and as such comes within their day to day operations. It would be inappropriate, therefore, for me to give the detailed information requested by the Deputy.
The conditions attaching to the provision of cars to executives of State bodies are set out in the 1972 and 1979 reports by the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector.