Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Mar 1996

Vol. 463 No. 3

Written Answers. - Mobile Telephones.

Dermot Ahern

Ceist:

327 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the name and status of the non-established staff, including programme managers and advisers employed in a temporary, part-time or permanent capacity who have been supplied with mobile telephones and fax machines for their home residences since the commencement of this Government; the estimated cost in each individual case; the total estimated cost to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6467/96]

Minister for Tourism and Trade (Mr. E. Kenny)

Since the commencement of this Government, the Department's press officer is the only member of the non-established staff who has been supplied with a mobile telephone by my Department. The total cost since it was allocated in February 1995 to date is £1,084.64. In addition, the programme manager and the special adviser to the Minister of State supplied their own mobile telephones, the costs of which are borne by my Department. These amount to £1,000.48 in the case of the programme manager and £253.70 in the case of the special adviser to the Minister of State.

No fax machines have been supplied to non-established staff for their homes.