Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33464/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Following an EU procurement exercise conducted by my Department, a mobile phone framework agreement was established to provide non-commercial public sector bodies with a simple way to procure mobile voice and data services at competitive rates from a list of qualified vendors. This framework commenced in February 2008.

The framework agreement is intended to maximise volume discounts and provide for reductions in administrative and transaction costs for providers and public sector purchasers.

My Department ran a competition under the framework for its own mobile voice and data services in May 2008 and selected O2 as the most economically advantageous response. My own mobile phone service is included in this contract. The contract will be tendered again before the end of 2009.

I have been informed by the Office of Public Works that Minister Martin Mansergh's mobile phone contract is with Vodafone.