Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
714 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the amount paid by his Department to mobile telephone companies for the past five years; the name of the companies used; the criteria used in deciding which mobile telephone company to use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18882/12]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has only been established since 2 June 2011, following substantial Departmental reconfigurations. Details of the payments made to the various mobile telephone companies used by my Department from June 2011 to date are shown in the table:
|
Company |
Cost |
|
Vodafone Ireland Ltd |
€92,912.87 |
|
Telecom Ltd |
€726.00 |
|
Telfonica O2 Ireland Ltd |
€412.68 |
|
Hutchison 3G Ireland Ltd |
€200.34 |
|
North West Electronics |
€69.00 |
Following a tendering exercise conducted in 2009 under the Mobile Voice and Data Services Framework established by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in conjunction with the Government Networks Programme Board, the former Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport awarded Vodafone Ireland Ltd the contract to supply mobile telephony services. Expenditure relating to other companies listed in the table arose due to legacy contracts in place following the amalgamation of functions from the former Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the former Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs.
