Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12364/13]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the costs of providing telephone in the homes of Ministers and Junior Ministers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12382/13]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of telephones and ICT provided to the constituency offices including monthly phone bills of Ministers and Junior Ministers in his Department since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12401/13]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Defence if any additional costs other than telephones, ICT and monthly phone bills are being paid to constituency office by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12419/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 494, 495, 496 and 497 together.

There are no costs relating to the provision of hardware and software to my home and the home of Junior Minister in the Department. There are no costs relating to the provision of telephone in my home and the home of Junior Minister in the Department. There are no costs relating to the provision of telephones and ICT to the constituency offices including monthly phone bills of Ministers and Junior Ministers in the Department since March 2011. There are no additional costs other than telephones, ICT and monthly phone bills being paid to constituency office by the Department.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the number of mobile phones in use by him and Junior Minister and politically appointed staff; the total costs of the mobile phones since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12437/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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There are no mobile phones in use by me. The details of mobile phones in use by the Junior Minister and politically appointed staff and the costs of same since March 2011 are detailed below.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of drivers of each vehicle assigned to him and Junior Ministers in his Department since March 2011; the mileage and other costs claimed in respect of each since March 2011; the overall yearly costs of Ministerial cars in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12455/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with Government Decision of 15 March 2011, I retain a State car and Garda drivers in my capacity as the Minister for Justice & Equality. The cost of this service is funded from the Vote for an Garda Síochána. The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence, Paul Kehoe T.D., was assigned two civilian drivers in May 2011. Any mileage and car related expenses due to Minister Kehoe are met by the Department of the Taoiseach. The costs associated with the drivers are met by my Department and amounted to €183,763 for the period 1 May 2011 to 8 March 2013.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Defence the number of credit cards issued to staff and Ministers in his Department and the total costs of each card since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12474/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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During the period March 2011 to date, a total of five post-holders in my Department were authorised to use credit cards. The total cost of each card is set out in the table below:

The decision to issue an official credit card is made on the basis of business need having regard to the individual’s duties. Official credit cards are intended to obviate the need for staff to use their personal credit cards where substantial business-related costs are likely to be incurred. Their usage is restricted solely for official purposes. There are currently four postholders authorised to use official credit cards.