Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
64 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [18889/12]
View answerMy Department avails of the Mobile Telephony Services Framework operated by the Department ofFinance. Under this Framework, as the most economically advantageous response received, O2 was awarded the contract from May 2010 and previously from October 2008. However, for contingency purposes, my Department also draws down a limited range of services from Vodafone. The contract was previously held by Vodafone under the Department of Finance contract. The table below sets out details of expenditure on mobile telephony under these contracts for the period from 2007 to date:
|
Year |
Cost of Mobile Telephony Services |
|
2007 |
€161,862 |
|
2008 |
€155,547 |
|
2009 |
€89,681 |
|
2010 |
€117,128 |
|
2011 |
€109,402 |
|
2012 to date |
€28,608 |
