Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1603: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department spent in each of the last three years and in the first six months of this year on mobile phone bills; the number of staff within the Department who have mobile phones paid by the Department; the mobile phone operator that has the contract for supplying this service; the tender, if any, that applies to the service being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33633/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to spend on mobile communications from 2007 to 2010 is set out below. This includes mobile phones, Blackberrys and modems.

There are 108 staff within the Department with an official issue mobile device. The contract for the provision of mobile voice and data communications for the Department has been held by Vodafone since 2008. A new tender competition has recently been held and my Department expects to announce the results of that competition shortly.