Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase costs, rental and call costs, and other costs; the amount of money which was refunded by him in connection with personal use of these phones, PDAs and Blackberries in each year since 2002 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14527/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The information available in relation to costs for my combined mobile phone/blackberry (I do not hold a PDA) is reflected in the table, covering the period from August 2003 to date. Details in relation to costs relating to 2002 and early 2003 are no longer held by my Department.

It should be noted that in general my combined mobile phone/blackberry is used for official work purposes only. In 2007, however, during the course of the election, I used the phone for personal purposes and accordingly reimbursed my Department an amount of €195.87.

* from 1.8.03

** to date in 2009