Written answers
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
2:30 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 150: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [1180/11]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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No money was spent by my Department on opinion polling and focus group research in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [1195/11]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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There is currently one public body under the aegis of my Department, the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO). The number of mobile telephones paid for by NESDO in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years is set out below.
| Year | Number of Mobile Phones | Cost of paying mobile telephone bills |
| 2006 | 16 | 11,109 |
| 2007 | 16 | 10,752 |
| 2008 | 17 | 9,022 |
| 2009 | 16 | 9,877 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8,634 |
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 152: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [1210/11]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The number of mobile devices paid for by my Department in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the total cost of paying mobile device bills in each of those years is set out below.
| Year | Number of mobile devices | Cost of paying mobile device bills |
| 2006 | 209 | â'¬150,502 |
| 2007 | 232 | â'¬167,415 |
| 2008 | 238 | â'¬200,192 |
| 2009 | 167 | â'¬108,442 |
| 2010 | 159 | â'¬85,214 |
The figures above are in respect of all mobile devices i.e. Mobile Phones, Blackberries and Mobile Connect Cards.
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