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Travelling expenses

Public sector travelling expenses

Public Health Nurses are paid fixed travelling allowances from a scale of allowances in respect of journeys undertaken by them in the course of their official duties. The allowance paid to each nurse is determined by their estimated annual mileage.

The fixed travelling allowances payable to Public Health Nurses are set out as follows:

Mileage Bands	25th March 2009
Over 7000 miles	€ 3,640.26
6501 - 7000 miles	€ 3,539.94
6001 - 6500 miles	€ 3,289.69
5501 - 6000 miles	€ 3,188.08
5001 - 5500 miles	€ 2,987.43
4501 - 5000 miles	€ 2,881.02
4001 - 4500 miles	€ 2,537.58
3501 - 4000 miles	€ 2,341.67
3001 - 3500 miles	€ 2,187.31
2501 - 3000 miles	€ 1,882.32
2001 - 2500 miles	€ 1,564.84
Under 2000 miles	€ 1,257.33

Motor Travel Rates - These new arrangements are applicable from 1st September 2022. (HR Circular 026/2022)

Motor Travel Rates per Kilometre

Distance Bands		Engine Capacity up to 1200cc	Engine Capacity 1201cc to 1500cc	Engine Capacity 1501cc and over
Band 1	0-1,500km	41.80 cent	43.40 cent	51.82 cent
Band 2	1,501 - 5,500km	72.64 cent	79.18 cent	90.63 cent
Band 3	5,501 -   25,000km	31.78 cent	31.79 cent	39.22 cent
Band 4	25,001km and over	20.56 cent	23.85 cent	25.87 cent