The following table sets out the subsistence and mileage expenses paid to previous Ministers and Ministers of State of this Department during the period 1 January 2007 to 9 March 2011. The table also includes official mobile phone charges paid on behalf of Ministers during this period:
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D, Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence
|
4,975
|
2,034
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile Phone charges
|
6,792
|
2,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Micheál Martin T.D., Minister For Foreign Affairs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence
|
|
3,917
|
2,805
|
—
|
2,594
|
|
Mobile Phone charges
|
|
1,037
|
823
|
1,461
|
105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Noel Treacy T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence
|
1,598
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mileage
|
36,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile Phone charges
|
676
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Dick Roche T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence
|
1,499
|
6,145
|
1,981
|
4,310
|
314
|
|
Mileage
|
13,311
|
28,467
|
21,564
|
17,242
|
3,370
|
|
Mobile Phone charges
|
|
|
476
|
1,442
|
565
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Michael Kitt T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence
|
1,077
|
880
|
|
|
|
|
Mileage
|
13,322
|
17,697
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile Phone charges
|
896
|
1,082
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence
|
903
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mileage
|
8,177
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile Phone charges
|
1,492
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mr. Peter Power T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsistence
|
|
3,714
|
3,751
|
3,227
|
|
|
Mileage
|
|
15,175
|
27,919
|
9,144
|
|
|
Mobile Phone charges
|
|
1,341
|
748.00
|
1,870
|
413
|
All expenditure is paid on a vouched basis apart from subsistence and mileage expenses relating to official travel which are paid at Department of Finance rates and in accordance with normal regulations. Official mobile phone costs were paid directly by the Department to the service providers.
In addition to the above, the Department paid directly for a range of services related to the conduct of the Ministers' official business, including air fares, hotel costs, car hire, airport charges, etc.
Some of these were paid by credit card and the amounts have been accounted in the Department's Financial Management System. In the time available, it is not possible to carry out the extensive research that would be required to identify the individual amounts that used a credit card as the method of payment.
