110 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of travel and maintenance expenses incurred individually in respect of each person by name in the employment of his ministerial office, including that of Ministers of State attached to his Department as either personal assistant, political adviser, programme manager, and press communications adviser for the calendar year 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8339/07]

Details of travel and subsistence expenses incurred for the calendar year 2006 by persons employed in my ministerial office in the positions referred to by the Deputy are provided in Table 1 below.

Details of travel and subsistence expenses incurred for the calendar year 2006 by persons employed in the positions referred to by the Deputy in the offices of the Ministers of State attached to my Department are provided in Table 2 below.

Expenses are paid in accordance with travel and subsistence regulations published by the Department of Finance.