Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [14529/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I was appointed Minister for Education and Science on 7 May 2008 and will answer the Deputy's question from that date. The cost of my mobile telephony services from 7 May 2008 to 28 February 2009 (the latest date for which figures are available) and the amount expended on PDA Services for the same period are set out in tabular form. I have an arrangement in place to pay for my personal calls every six months. The amount paid up to December 2008 was €128.58.