22 March 2005

Finance

Mileage Expenses

Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid out, and the total mileage registered in mileage allowances claimed by employees in his Department in the last period for which figures are available.

Minister For Finance: The total payments in 2004 from my Department's Vote in relation to mileage expenses and bus and rail tickets are as follows:

Payment for car mileage expenses in 2004 was €108,832.62 and the total mileage relating to this amount was 107,721 miles.

Payment to cover rail and bus ticket expenses in 2004 was €5,877.98.