President stumped over free States parking questions

Thursday 5th February 2004, 12:00AM GMT.

THE Public Services Department do not know how many civil servants enjoy free parking in town car parks, committee president Deputy Maurice Dubras has admitted.

Deputy Dubras was responding to questions from Deputy Phil Rondel in the States on Tuesday.’The committee does not have information on how many public sector employees have parking provided free of charge,’ said Deputy Dubras.

‘It is for each administering committee to decide on how it provides parking for its employees.’That no figure was available for the number of free spaces handed out to civil servants provoked Senator Stuart Syvret to get to his feet.’This answer is particularly unhelpful,’ he said.

‘His department could have got the information the Deputy has asked for.’

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