Written answers

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Departmental Expenditure

10:00 pm

Photo of Terence FlanaganTerence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 1426: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the amount paid by his Department to mobile telephone companies for the past five years; the name of the companies used; the criteria used in deciding which mobile telephone company to use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18895/12]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The following table provides details of total payments by my Department to mobile telephone companies in the last five years:

YearVodafoneO2
2008 €43,746.22€45,823.48
2009€106,587.53€44,765.89
2010€55,147.83€35,522.98
2011€40,901.32€29,844.20
2012 (to date)€13,962.13€11,319.60

Mobile costs are included for Tourism and Sport functions since they joined the Department in April 2011. My Department selects mobile service providers using the National Mobile Voice and Data Framework negotiated by the Department of Finance.

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