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1 E105/4/2006 23rd April 2015 Circular 05/2015: Subsistence Allowances A Dhuine Uasa il 1. I am directed by the Minist er for Public Expenditure and Reform to refer to the standard dist ance requirements and rates of subsi stence Allowance in Ireland which have been reviewed in accordance with an agreed recommendation made by the General Council under the sc heme of conciliation and arbitration for the Civil Service (General Council Report 1531 refers). As a result, the Minist er has agreed that the following changes will be made to the distance requirements and the rates, with effect from 1 July 2015. The revised rates are specified in the sc hedule at Appendix 1. 2. The Class B subsi st ence rates will cease to apply with effect from 1 July 2015.
2 Thereafter, subsi st ence payments for all st aff will be paid at the rate specified in Appendix 1. Changes to the Distance requirements Overnight Subsistence Allowance 3. With effect from 1 July 2015, an Overnight Allowance will not generally be payable in resp ect of a necess ary absence on official busi ness that is within 100 km of an officer s home or headquarters (whichever is the lesser). However, in exceptional circumst ances and where a department is sa tisf ied that an operational need exists, an Overnight Allowance may be paid for an abse nce on official busi ness at any location within the above dist ance limits but in excess of 50 km of home or headquarters (whichever is the lesse r).
3 Day Subsistence Allowance 3. With effect from 1 July 2015, a day Allowance is not payable for an absence on official busi ness that is within 8 km of an officer s headquarters or home (whichever is the less er). 4. Payment of the rates authorise d in this Circular will be subje ct to the regulations issued with Circular 11/82 and any other inst ructions in force from time to time. These regulations apply to all civil servants including departmental grades. 6. Heads of Departments should continue to appraise, monitor and ensure that only essential travel is undertaken and that the number of officers on any official journey is kept to the absolute minimum. 7. Any enquiries about this Circular from Departments should be emailed to Personal enquiries from individual officers should be addressed to the Personnel Unit of the employing Department/Office.
4 This Circular is also available on the Departments websi te at Mise le meas Oonagh Buckley Assist ant Secretary To/All Departments etc. Appendix 1 Domestic Subsistence rates from 1st July 2015 Overnight rates Day Rates Normal Rate Reduced Rate Detention Rate 10 hours or more 5 hours but less than 10 hours Country City Currency Overnight Conference 10 hour 5 hourCountryCityCurrencyConference10 Hour5 Hour AFGHANISTAN Kabul US$ AFGHANISTAN elsewhere* ALBANIA Tirana LEKB&B europlus7, , , , ALBANIA Elsewhere * ALGERIA AlgiersAlgerian Dinars25, , , , ALGERIA Elsewhere * (includes Annaba & Oran)
5 Algerian Dinars ANDORRA - See Spain ANGOLA LuandaReadjkwanzaB&B of US$plus8, , , , ANGOLA Elsewhere ReadjkwanzaB&B of US$plus8, , , , ANGUILLA Anguilla US$ ANGUILLA Elsewhere *US$ANTIGUA & BARBUSt. Johns EC$Room US$ ANTIGUA & BARBU Elsewhere *EC$ ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Argentina PesosB&B US$ ARGENTINA Elsewhere *Argentina Pesos ARMENIA Yerevan Dram79, , , , ARMENIA Elsewhere *Dram ASCENSION ISLAN Ascension Island *Sterling ASCENSION ISLAN Elsewhere *Sterling AUSTRALIA Adelaide Australian $ AUSTRALIA Brisbane Australian $ AUSTRALIA Canberra Australian $ AUSTRALIA Darwin Australian $ AUSTRALIA HobartAustralian $ AUSTRALIA Melbourne Australian $ AUSTRALIA Perth Australian $ AUSTRALIA SydneyAustralian $ AUSTRALIA Elsewhere *Australian $ AUSTRIA Bregenz, Graz, AUSTRIAK lagenfurt, Linz, Salzburg.
6 AUSTRIA Elsewhere *Euro AZERBAIJHAN Baku AZERBAIJHAN Elsewhere *MANATS BAHAMAS Nassau *US$ BAHAMAS Elsewhere *US$ BAHRAIN Bahrain BA BAHRAIN Elsewhere *BA DINARS BANGLADESH Chittagong *Taka BANGLADESH Dhaka TakaB&B US$plus2, , , , BANGLADESH Elsewhere *Taka BARBADOS Bridgetown BARBADOS $B&B US$ BARBADOS Elsewhere *BARBADOS $ BELARUS Minsk US$ BELARUS Elsewhere *US$OvernightCountry City Currency Overnight Conference 10 hour 5 hour BELGIUM Brussels BELGIUM Elsewhere EuroB& BELIZE Belize City BELIZE $B&B US$ BELIZE Belmopan BELIZE $ BELIZE Elsewhere *BELIZE $ BENIN Contonou *CFA FRANCS BENIN Elsewhere CFA FRANCSRoom plus39.
7 BERMUDA Hamilton BERMUDA $ BERMUDA Elsewhere *BERMUDA $ BOLIVIA Cochabamba BolivianoB & B US$ BOLIVIA La Paz BOLIVIA Santa Cruz US$ BOLIVIA Elsewhere BolivianoB&B BOSNIA-HERZGOV Sarajevo BOSNIA-HERZGOV Banja BOSNIA-HERZGOV Elsewhere *MARKAB&B BOTSWANA Francistown* PULA BOTSWANA Gaberone PULA1, BOTSWANA Elsewhere *PULA BRAZIL BrasiliaREAL$ BRAZIL Rio de JaneiroREAL$ BRAZIL Sao Paulo REAL$ BRAZIL Elsewhere * REAL$ BRITAIN & NTH BRITAIN & NTH IREN othern BRITAIN & NTH BRITISH VIRGIN ISL Tortola US$ BRITISH VIRGIN ISLE lsewhere *US$ BRUNEI Bandar Seri Begawan BRUNEI $ BRUNEI Elsewhere *BRUNEI $ BULGARIA SofiaLEVB&B BULGARIA Varna *LEV BULGARIA Elsewhere *LEVRoom BURKINO FASO Elsewhere *CFA FRANCS viously Upper Volta) BURKINO FASO Ouagadougou * CFA FRANCS viously Upper Volta) BURMA (See under Myanmar)
8 BURUNDI BujumburaBurundi FrancB & B US$plus52, , , , BURUNDI Elsewhere *US$ CAICOS ISLANDS Caicos Islands * CAICOS ISLANDS Elsewhere * CAMBODIA Phnom Penh US$ CAMBODIA Elsewhere *US$ CAMEROON Douala CFA FRANCS142, , , , CAMEROON Yaounde CFA FRANCS141, , , , CAMEROON Elsewhere *CFA FRANCS CANADA Calgary, Alberta CANADIAN $ (See Note 1)Country City Currency Overnight Conference 10 hour 5 hour CANADA Edmonton, AlbertaCANADIAN $ CANADA Halifax, Nova Scotia CANADIAN $ CANADA Montreal CANADIAN $ CANADA Ottawa - Ontario ProvinceCANADIAN $ CANADA Quebec City CANADIAN $ CANADA Regina - Saskatchewan ProvinceCANADIAN $ CANADA St.
9 Johns, New Foundland CANADIAN $ CANADA Toronto CANADIAN $ CANADA Vancouver CANADIAN $ CANADA Victoria, British Columbia CANADIAN $ CANADA Yellowknife, North West TerritoriesCANADIAN $ CANADA Elsewhere CANADIAN $Room CAPE VERDE Praia*CV ESCUDOS CAPE VERDE Elsewhere*CV ESCUDOS CAYMAN ISLANDS Grand Cayman cayman $Room $ CAYMAN ISLANDS Elsewhere *CAYMAN ISL $ CENTRAL AFRICAN BanguiCFA FRANCS60, , , , CENTRAL AFRICAN Elsewhere *CFA FRANCS CHAD Ndjamina *CFA FRANCS CHAD Elsewhere *CFA FRANCS CHILE Santiago C PESOSB&B US$plus40, , , , CHILE ElsewhereC PESOSB&B plus40, , , , CHINA Beijing (aka Peking)
10 Renminbi1, CHINA ChongqingRenminbi1, CHINA GuangzhouRenminbi1, CHINA Hong Kong HONG KONG$2, , CHINA MacaoHONG KONG$2, , CHINA Shanghai Renminbi1, CHINA ElsewhereRenminbiB&B COLOMBIA Bogota COL PESO486, , , , COLOMBIA Elsewhere COL PESOB&B plus105, , , , CONGO Brazzaville * CFA FRANCS CONGO Pointe-Noire * CFA FRANCS CONGO Elsewhere *CFA FRANCS COOK ISLANDS RarotongaNew Zealand $ COSTA RICA San Jose US$ COSTA RICA Elsewhere *US$ CROATIA Dubrovnik KunaB & B CROATIA Split KunaB&B CROATIA Zagreb Kuna1, CROATIA Elsewhere *Kuna CUBA Havana CUCB&B of US$ CUBA Elsewhere CUCB&B CYPRUS Nicosia CYPRUS Elsewhere EuroB&B CZECH REPUBLIC Prague KorunasB & B europlus1, , , CZECH REPUBLIC Elsewhere KorunasB&B , City Currency Overnight Conference 10 hour 5 hour DENMARK Copenhagen Krone1, DENMARK Elsewhere DJIBOUTI DjiboutiD Francs39.
