Written answers
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Department of Defence
Departmental Expenditure
2:30 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 918: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [1171/11]
Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The information the Deputy is seeking is set out below. There was no opinion polling conducted during the period in question.
| Year | Activity |
| 2007 | Public focus group research was conducted in connection with the development of the Customer Service Action Plan for the Department. The cost of the research was â¬3,500.00. |
| 2008 | Public focus group research was conducted in connection with the public information and awareness campaign on emergency planning. The cost of the research was â¬7,725.31Public focus group research was conducted as part of the TNS MRBI report on recruitment and retention of women in the Defence Forces. While the overall cost of the report was â¬47,746.60, it is not possible to isolate the cost of the focus group research contained therein.Internal focus group research was conducted as part of the Second Independent Monitoring Group report on bullying and harassment in the Defence Forces. While the overall cost of the report was â¬37,109.00, it is not possible to isolate the cost of the focus group research contained therein. |
| 2009 | Nil |
| 2010 | Internal focus group research in connection with the Value for Money and Policy Review of the Reserve Defence Force is being undertaken by the Steering Committee for the review. The cost incurred in 2010 was â¬1,588.22. |
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 919: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [1186/11]
Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The following table provides the information requested in relation to the number of mobile telephones paid for by public bodies under my 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.
| Public Body | Year | No. Of Mobile Phones | Total Expenditure Including VAT |
| Coiste an Asgard | 2006 | 3 | â'¬5,308 |
| Coiste an Asgard | 2007 | 3 | â'¬5,149 |
| Coiste an Asgard | 2008 | 3 | â'¬4,469 |
| Coiste an Asgard | 2009 | 3 until April and 1 thereafter | â'¬2,038 |
| Coiste an Asgard | 2010 | 1 | â'¬1,013 |
Sixteen mobile phones for the Civil Defence Board and one mobile phone for the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces are paid for by the Department of Defence.
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 920: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [1201/11]
Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The following table details the number of mobile phones and the total spend by the Department on mobile phones in each of years 2006 to 2010.
| Year | Number of mobile phones | Total Expenditure Including VAT |
| 2006 | 131 | â'¬51,984 |
| 2007 | 122 | â'¬52,057 |
| 2008 | 119 | â'¬54,018 |
| 2009 | 112 | â'¬52,703 |
| 2010 | 111 | â'¬46,246 |
The following table details the number of mobile phones and the total spend by the Defence Forces on mobile phones in each of years 2006 to 2010.
| Year | Number of mobile phones | Total Expenditure Including VAT |
| 2006 | 625 | â'¬321,803 |
| 2007 | 628 | â'¬327,350 |
| 2008 | 652 | â'¬347,771 |
| 2009 | 550 | â'¬206,468 |
| 2010 | 607 | â'¬179,657 |
It is both Department of Defence and Defence Forces policy that unofficial calls are subject to salary deduction.
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