Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 April 2009
173 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Defence the number of expense account credit cards paid by his Department; the credit limit on each card; the amount spent on expense account credit cards since 2004 to date in 2009; the instances where the annual expenditure on a single credit card exceeded €5,000 with the grade of the credit card holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16062/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department holds five credit cards held as follows:
|
Post |
Credit Limit |
|
Private Secretary to Minister for Defence |
€10,000 |
|
Private Secretary for Minister of State at the Department of Defence |
€10,000 |
|
Secretary-General (2 cards) |
Visa Card is €10,000 American Express Card (no limit) |
|
Human Resources Manager |
€5,000 |
Since 1 January 2004 to date, €63,799.90 has been spent using credit cards. There were two instances where the annual expenditure on a single credit card exceeded €5,000. Both instances occurred in 2004. The grade of the credit card holders were Secretary General and Higher Executive Officer in the post of Private Secretary to the Minister.
