Parliamentary Questions

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Questions (92, 93)

Emer Currie

Question:

92. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 20 January 2026, which provided data on passenger kilometres travelled for work-related travel by public servants, if data is available for the total number of individual journeys undertaken using private road vehicles for work-related purposes in the most recent year available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10522/26]

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Emer Currie

Question:

93. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 20 January 2026, the average cost per kilometre to the Exchequer of work-related travel undertaken by public sector staff; the total aggregate cost of such mileage in the most recent year available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10523/26]

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Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 93 together.

In the case of my Department in 2025, the number of individual journeys using private vehicles was 980, the number of kilometres travelled was 194,063 and the total cost of the mileage was €108,205. The average cost per kilometre in 2025 was 56 cent.

Question No. 93 answered with Question No. 92.