Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 May 2018
114. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22157/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department comprises two separate votes, Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote 27 - International Co-operation. The table sets out the breakdown of travel and subsistence costs across both Votes incurred in the year ending 31 December 2017. This does not include the spend on travel by the Department’s overseas Mission network.
|
Expense Type |
Total - € |
|
Air Travel |
1,829,965 |
|
Car Hire |
63,543 |
|
Hotel and Accommodation Costs |
838,595 |
|
Mileage Costs |
120,410 |
|
Other Travel Expenses |
109,766 |
|
Rail and Bus Fares |
101,416 |
|
Subsistence Costs |
668,738 |
|
Taxi Fares |
168,268 |
|
Total |
3,900,701 |
My Department complies with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines on official travel. The central aim of the Departmental travel policy is to minimise official travel costs and to achieve value for money for expenditure necessarily incurred, consistent with the effective discharge of official duties.
