Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 January 2011
741 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount spent by her Department on opinion polling and focus group research in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1181/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has not incurred any such expenditure in the years in question.
742 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of mobile telephones paid for by public bodies under her remit in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1196/11]
Amharc ar fhreagra743 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of mobile telephones paid for by her Department in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1211/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 743 and 742 together.
The following tables outline the number of mobile telephones and the expenditure by my Department on mobile telephony for the required years. The details for the National Archives of Ireland are also included as it forms an integral component of the Department.
|
Year |
Total No. of Mobile Telephones |
Dept. HQ |
National Archives |
|
2006 |
30 |
28 |
2 |
|
2007 |
37 |
35 |
2 |
|
2008 |
42 |
26 |
16 |
|
2009 |
41 |
26 |
15 |
|
2010 |
49 |
35 |
14 |
|
Year |
Total Expenditure |
Dept. HQ |
National Archives |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
2006 |
28,066.88 |
27,176.63 |
890.25 |
|
2007 |
33,527.64 |
32,690.55 |
837.09 |
|
2008 |
55,165.98 |
46,110.49 |
9,055.49 |
|
2009 |
42,382.08 |
35,551.04 |
6,831.04 |
|
2010 |
33,862.15 |
28,031.95 |
5,830.20 |
As the Deputy will appreciate the use of mobile phones is vital to the effective operation of the Department, which has decentralised to Killarney, as staff can be in contact while travelling between the offices in Killarney and Dublin, between meetings and, of course, outside of normal office hours. The information requested by the Deputy with regard to the public bodies, other than the National Archives, is a day to day matter for the public bodies concerned.
