Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 678: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of mobile telephone bills paid directly by her Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to roaming charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33336/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has a significant number of staff who provide services to schools around the country and are therefore not office based. This includes staff in the Inspectorate and psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service.

In total, 530 official mobile phones are supplied to staff in my Department and are paid directly by my Department to the mobile phone operator. Each member of staff is provided with an itemised bill on a monthly basis and must refund to the Department the cost of any personal calls where the cumulative value is more than one euro during the billing month. The amount recouped so far in 2007 is €14,548.

The information in relation to the cost of mobile phones (before recouped money is deducted) is contained in the table.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 679: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in the form of expenses to staff by her Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to roaming charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33351/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not pay mobile telephone bills in the form of expenses. All staff mobile phone bills are paid directly to the mobile phone provider.

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 680: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to her by her Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to data charges; the percentage or amount of this for each year that applies to roaming charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33366/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's mobile phone operator is unable to provide the information on data and roaming charges for 2006 as it is protected information under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. The total cost of charges for my mobile phone in 2006 was €3,137.82. The information in relation to 2007 is contained in the table.