Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
822 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the number of mobile phones used by him and supplied by his Department; the annual cost of same for each year since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33730/07]
View answerI use one mobile phone supplied by my Department; available costs are as follows:
2006 — €960.00
2007 — €1,046.97
Costs of these items from 1997 are not readily accessible and there may be statutory and other implications relating to disclosure of individual financial records for periods going back a number of years. I will clarify this and will correspond with the Deputy as soon as the position is resolved.
823 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Defence if any of the advisers or staff appointed by him directly have mobile phones and other equipment supplied by his Department; the annual cost of same since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/07]
View answerStaff appointed directly by me have been assigned mobile phones, blackberries and laptop computers. Costs relating to these items are as follows; Mobile phones and blackberries:
2006 — €8,595.34
2007 — €9,550.38
Laptop computers are drawn from a Departmental pool and costs are not attributable on an individual basis. Costs of these items from 1997 are not readily accessible and there may be statutory and other implications relating to disclosure of individual financial records for periods going back a number of years. I will clarify this and will correspond with the Deputy as soon as the position is resolved.
