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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Ceisteanna (1661)

Brian Hayes

Ceist:

1752 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount his Department spent in each of the last three years and in the first six months of this year on mobile phone bills; the number of staff within the Department who have mobile phones paid by the Department; the mobile phone operator that has the contract for supplying this service; the tender, if any, that applies to the service being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33634/10]

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Freagraí scríofa

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department currently has a contract with Vodafone for the provision of mobile phone services. This contract was awarded under the Department of Finance Mobile Phone Framework Agreement. The number of official mobile phones/blackberry devices currently issued by my Department is 109. The cost of these devices (including modems) for the periods referred to by the Deputy is set out in the table below.

Year

Cost

2007

102,578

2008

92,659

2009

54,486

1 January–30 June 2010

27,074

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