Written answers
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Expenditure
2:30 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 780: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on opinion polling and focus group research in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1174/11]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department is committed to consulting with its customers, both to ensure that account is taken of the widest range of views possible in our policy and legislative development, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our programmes and services. The following table sets out expenditure on opinion polling (including structured surveys and questionnaires) and focus groups as part of the Department's consultations, incurred over the past four years.
| Year | Project details | Nature of research/polling | Expenditure |
| 2008 (paid in 2009) | Communications Programme under the Market Development Programme for Waste Resources | Interviews (10) and focus groups (2) | €20,267.50 |
| 2008 | Customer Service Survey 2008 | Online survey of Department's stakeholders | €3,994.42(€223.42 subscription costs for online survey software and €3,771 press advertising) |
| 2008 | Change Campaign | Focus groups to assess attitudes to Climate Change and to certain aspects of the awareness campaign. | €99,126 |
| 2009 | National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (NTACC) - Research into the Barriers to the Provision of Traveller Accommodation | Questionnaires to local authorities. | €6,110.50 |
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 781: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of mobile telephones paid for by public bodies under his remit in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1189/11]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Information in relation to the number of mobile telephones and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills by public bodies under my remit is a matter for the Agencies themselves.
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 782: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of mobile telephones paid for by his Department in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1204/11]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The following table outlines the number of mobile phones and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills for my Department for the time period in question. The mobile phone services are procured under the Department of Finance Mobile Voice and Data Procurement Framework.
| Date | Total No. of Staff with Mobiles Phones (incls blackberrys) | Total Cost of providing mobile services |
| 2006 | 426 | 245,304 |
| 2007 | 466 | 222,929 |
| 2008 | 489 | 251,727 |
| 2009 | 472 | 209,367 |
| 2010 | 450 | 196,474 |
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 783: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total spend on production and the air time for an advertisement announcing the proposed designation of the Wicklow mountains as a special protection area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1238/11]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Notices announcing the classification of Wicklow Mountains Special Protection Area for birds were broadcast on RTE Radio 1 and East Coast FM over the period 15 to 17 of December. The total cost, inclusive of VAT, for the production of the advertisement was €605. The total cost, inclusive of VAT, for air time was €10,968. The stations chosen for the broadcasting of this notice were in line with professional advice provided to my Department having regard to the particular area proposed for classification.
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