Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010
164 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Taoiseach 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. [33644/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below details the amount spent by my Department from 2007 to end June 2010 on all communication devices (mobile phones, blackberries, and mobile connect cards).
|
Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Jan – June 2010 |
|
Mobile Phones |
€170,013.86 |
€197,524.49 |
€105,772.14 |
€41,979.24 |
Seventy-nine staff in my Department have communication devices for official use. In 2008 my Department entered into a contract with Vodafone Ireland Limited under the mobile telecommunications framework, which ended this month. The Department is currently preparing a tender for a new contract for the provision of this service.
