Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has a contract with a taxi firm; if so, the amount of money spend by officials in 2007 and 2008; the changes he will bring about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4024/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Given the wide geographic location of offices, my Department currently has six accounts with taxi companies. In 2007, expenditure to these six companies totalled €16,379.24 while in 2008, the figure was €17,706.16.

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if external storage is utilised by his Department; if so, if he will state what is being stored; the length of time it has it been stored; the cost of such storage; the details of the contract; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4038/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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External file storage facilities are used by my Department and are mainly used to store currently inactive files that cannot be stored on-site in the Departments Office accommodation. The cost involved for my Department in off site storage of files amounts to .078 cents plus vat per week per storage box. The contract was organised by the Office of Public Works.