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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 January 2011

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Questions (100, 101, 102)

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

150 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on opinion polling and focus group research in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1180/11]

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No money was spent by my Department on opinion polling and focus group research in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

151 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the number of mobile telephones paid for by public bodies under his remit in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1195/11]

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There is currently one public body under the aegis of my Department, the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO). The number of mobile telephones paid for by NESDO in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years is set out below.

Year

Number of Mobile Phones

Cost of paying mobile telephone bills

2006

16

11,109

2007

16

10,752

2008

17

9,022

2009

16

9,877

2010

9

8,634

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

152 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach the number of mobile telephones paid for by his Department in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1210/11]

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The number of mobile devices paid for by my Department in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the total cost of paying mobile device bills in each of those years is set out below.

Year

Number of mobile devices

Cost of paying mobile device bills

2006

209

150,502

2007

232

167,415

2008

238

200,192

2009

167

108,442

2010

159

85,214

The figures above are in respect of all mobile devices i.e. Mobile Phones, Blackberries and Mobile Connect Cards.

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