Catherine Murphy
Ceist:28. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on taxi or limousine fares in the past two years to date by year and amount. [35495/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 26 July 2017
Ceisteanna (28)
Freagraí scríofa
My Department has a taxi account for official business purposes with a company selected by the Office of Government Procurement following a public tender. Taxis are used for official purposes where there is no other practical or suitable alternative mode of transport available.
Expenditure on taxis from January 2015 to end-June 2017 is set out in Table A. In addition, the sum of €1,800 was spent in 2015 on domestic car hire to transport relatives to the State funeral for Thomas Kent.
When I or Ministers of State assigned to my Department undertake trade missions, bilateral engagements with foreign Heads of State or Government, etc., it is normally necessary for Embassies to hire ground transport vehicles, such as cars and people carriers/mini-buses – not least for security purposes. Expenditure on foreign ground transport from January 2015 to end-June 2017 is set out in Table B.
Details of expenditure related to Foreign Travel, including ground transport, are published on my Department's website on a monthly basis.
Table A: TAXIS
2015
|
- |
Expenditure |
|
Taxi expenditure - Ireland |
€26,387.54 |
|
Taxi expenditure - foreign |
€4,424.40 |
|
Total for 2015 |
€30,811.94 |
2016
|
- |
Expenditure |
|
Taxi expenditure - Ireland |
€23,680.81 |
|
Taxi expenditure - foreign |
€3,726.68 |
|
Total for 2016 |
€27,407.49 |
2017 (to end June
|
- |
Expenditure |
|
Taxi expenditure - Ireland |
€10.959.04 |
|
Taxi expenditure - foreign |
€2,980.78 |
|
Total for 2017 |
€13,939.82 |
Table B: GROUND TRANSPORT (foreign)
|
- |
Expenditure |
|
2015 |
€51,548.20 |
|
2016 |
€36,576.16 |
|
2017 (to end June) |
€39,072.09 |