I propose to take Questions Nos. 474 to 476, inclusive, 498 and 499 together.
The amount of €28,760 was paid directly by my Department in respect of mobile telephone bills for the Department and the National Archives, in 2006. My Department does not retain information which allows it to identify the cost of data charges and roaming charges separately. The amount of €31,420 was paid directly by my Department in respect of mobile telephone bills for my Department and the National Archives to date in 2007. In 2006 and to date in 2007, there have been no payments made in the form of expenses in respect of mobile telephone bills.
The amount of €208 has been paid in respect of two mobile telephones assigned to me by my Department since my appointment as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in June 2007. There are 4 members of staff appointed directly by me in the Department all of whom have been assigned mobile telephones and various IT related equipment and the cost to date of these services since my appointment as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in June 2007 is €4,600.