Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2009

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Questions (378, 379)

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

401 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the percentage or amount of same for each year which applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of same for each year which applies to roaming charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/09]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism (Deputy Martin Cullen)

Since being appointed as Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism in May 2008, the total telephone bill incurred in relation to my mobile phone until end of 2008 was €4,804.43, of which €2,976.83 was in respect of roaming charges. There were no data charges applied in 2008. To date in 2009, the total mobile telephone bill is €1,895.07 of which €904.60 is in respect of roaming charges. Data charges to date in 2009 amount to €94.58 or just under 5% of the total bill.

Enda Kenny

Question:

402 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual case; the nature of each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27173/09]

Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism (Deputy Martin Cullen)

The Department has not taken any court cases in the past five calendar years, so there are no associated costs.