Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total cost of upgrading the phone system used by An Garda Síochána from analogue to digital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38498/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the total cost of upgrading the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and Rural PABX networks over the past five years amounted to €9.238m. The Garda authorities have further advised that the additional functionality provided by the upgraded systems will help to achieve savings through the elimination of costs associated with internal calls, a reduction in the cost of handling mobile telephone calls and a reduction in the number of direct lines required within stations.