Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1675: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [33632/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the amount spent during the requested periods are shown in the table below:

My Department currently has 1,644 active mobile phone accounts, the supply of which is split between Vodafone and O

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 has run a number of competitions under the framework for its mobile voice and data services. Both O