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164 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of mobile telephones issued to persons in his office or that of his Minister of State in the past 15 months; the rank of each user; if each user has a telephone allowance; the entire cost of the service including capital cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
166 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the cost, if any, in respect of travel and accommodation for programme managers, advisers, assistants or others attached to his office in the past 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The cost of staffing and overheads of my Office and the Office of the Minister of State at my Department amounted to approximately £269,000 in 1993. The expenditure to date in 1994 is approximately £70,000.
I do not believe that the costs of giving detailed breakdowns of this information are justified by any benefit arising.
