Dáil Éireann - Volume 578 - 27 January, 2004

Written Answers - Departmental Transport.

  831. Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses within his Department. [2231/04]

  Mr. Brennan:The Department of Transport paid out approximately €676,500 in car mileage expenses in 2003, of which approximately €484,885 relates to driver testing costs. A further sum of approximately €4,400 was paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses within the Department in 2003.