Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 491: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of contracts held by his Department and its agencies with telecommunication providers; if he will provide details of these contracts including the name of the telecommunication provider and associated financial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37295/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Details in relation to the Department's telecommunication providers are supplied in the following table:

In relation to agencies under the aegis of my Department, the provision of telecommunication services and their cost is an operational matter for the agencies themselves.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 492: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of contracts held by his Department and its agencies with energy providers; if he will to provide details of these contracts including the name of the energy provider and associated financial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37310/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My Department draws down energy from the Electricity Supply Board, Energia, Topaz, Bord Gais, Flogas and Natural Power Supply. Payment to these companies vary from monthly to quarterly financial agreements. In so far as the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department are concerned the issues raised in the question are a matter for the agencies themselves as part of their day to day activities.