Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2009

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Ceisteanna (390, 391)

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

413 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the percentage or amount of same for each year which applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of same for each year which applies to roaming charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27114/09]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

The amount paid in relation to the mobile phones or combined mobile/Blackberry phones assigned to myself and my driver by my Department, and the breakdown of data and roaming costs, where available, for the period in question is outlined in the table:

	Total Mobile costs, including all calls and VAT	Total amount which applies to roaming charges	Total amount which applies to data charges
	€	€	€
2007	3,564	Not available	Not available
2008*	5,250	1,281	32
2009 to 31/5**	1,257	419	4

*Increased costs due to introduction of combined mobile/Blackberry phones.

**Decreased costs arising from Civil Service-wide phone tariff package introduced in the current year.

Enda Kenny

Ceist:

414 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual case; the nature of each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27175/09]

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

My Department has not taken any court cases in the past five years.