Ministerial Transport.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 October 2009

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Ceisteanna (62)

Joe Costello

Ceist:

51 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the action he will take in relation to the Ministerial Air Transport Service following the recommendation of the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that Departments be charged the full economic cost of this service in the interest of transparency and to provide opportunities for these services to be procured from private sector providers when this is more economical. [34851/09]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence (Deputy Willie O’Dea)

Consideration of the recommendations arising from the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes, and the decisions on all of the issues arising will be a matter for the Government, including the recommendation that Departments be charged the full economic cost of the Ministerial Air Transport Service.

It would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage pending the outcome of these deliberative processes.