Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
934 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of mobile telephone bills paid directly by his Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to roaming charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33338/07]
View answer936 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to roaming charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33369/07]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 934 and 936 together.
The amount of mobile telephone bills paid directly by my Department in the years in question is as follows:
2006 — €288,056.68, of which €33,515.00 related to data charges
2007 (year to date) — €259,812.60, of which €54,893.45 related to data charges
Details in relation to roaming charges are not recorded in the payments system.
935 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in the form of expenses to staff by his Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to roaming charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33353/07]
View answerThe following amounts were paid as expenses to staff in my Department in respect of phone calls in the years in question.
2006 — €824.92
2007 — (to date) €1,137.36
However, the payments system does not record whether these relate to mobile or other types of communication.
