Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the total expenditure incurred by her Department in respect of courier or packaging services in each of the past five years; if services available through An Post were used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20392/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In 2001, costs amounted to €986,985.10. In 2002 costs amounted to €1,242,739.28. In 2003 costs amounted to €123,315.78. The drop in departmental expenditure was due to the establishment of the State Examinations Commission as an independent agency in March 2003. In 2004 costs amounted to €270,536.64, an increase due to the EU Presidency term. To date in 2005 costs amounted to €70,604.64. The services available through An Post were used extensively during each of the years detailed above.