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370 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the total cost of mobile telephones and their use for the year ending 1996 for personnel working in his Department; and the estimated costs for 1997. [8534/97]
397 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of personnel working in his office on a non-established basis; and the number of such personnel who have unlimited use of mobile telephones which are charged to or reimbursed by his Department. [8279/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 397 together.
The total cost for mobile phones in my Department for 1996 was £62,361. The estimated cost for 1997 is approximately £75,000. Mobile phones are provided for official use only.
A total of four personnel work in my office on a non-established basis and two of these have been allocated a mobile phone each for official use.
