Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
1042. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the expenditure incurred by staff in his Department under the heading of travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30867/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department's travel and subsistence expenditure for 2020 and 2021 is set out in the table below.
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2020(€'000) |
2021 January to May(€'000) |
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Travel and Subsistence (Home and Foreign) |
€65 |
€15 |
Due to the establishment of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on 2 August 2020, an apportionment of travel and subsistence expenditure was required between the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Department of f Education as part of the 2020 Appropriation Accounts. This was on the basis of full 2020 travel cost of each staff member being charged to the relevant Department, regardless of whether or not the staff member was working for the whole year in that Department. This is in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines. For example, if a staff member was working in a Department of Education business unit for the first six months of the year and then transferred to Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the remaining six months the annual travel and subsistence cost for that staff member is charged to Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
