asked the Minister for Communications (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 or any body under its aegis is provided with a car by the State.
In the case of the commercial State bodies under my Department's aegis where cars are provided for official use the costs arising are met from the revenue generated by the bodies concerned and are dealt with as a matter of day-to-day administration.