Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Transport the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years. [19506/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The expenditure on consultants in 2008 to date (as of 15 May 2008) is €300,035. The following table sets out the expenditure on consultants from 1 January to 15 May for each of the past five years.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same. [19521/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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There are approximately 190 mobile phones/blackberries in use by personnel of my Department including those issued to advisers and press officers. No programme manager has been appointed to my Department in the period covered by this Question. In each of the years 2005-2007, the cost of mobile phones has been €107,191, €153,628, and €166,397 respectively. A breakdown of individual items of expenditure is not readily available from my Department's records.