Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 January 2026
443. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there has been any value-for-money or environmental impact assessment conducted of the State’s mileage payment system to Government department and State agency staff. [4393/26]
View answerMotor travel expenses reimburse officers for the cost of using their own car on official duty. The method used for calculating the rates is based on the actual costs of various factors such as fuel, insurance costs, maintenance among others and the rates should not be viewed as a source of emolument or profit.
Circular 11/1982, Travel and Subsistence Regulations provides that officers may only use their own cars where no suitable public transport is available. It is a matter for each department/office to ensure that only necessary travel is undertaken, and that officers only use their own cars where no suitable public transport is available to ensure motor travel costs are kept to a minimum.
