Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [12375/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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No hardware or software has been provided to my home or the homes of the Ministers of State at my Department. We do have use of mobile equipment such as a laptop.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [12393/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The costs incurred to date by my Department for the provision of telephone service in the home of Minister Varadkar amount to just over €700. This is for the provision of a secure ISDN line. The Department does not pay for the Minister's home line or broadband.  No costs have been incurred in the case of Minister of State Kelly and Minister of State Ring. 

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [12412/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The costs incurred to date, by my Department, for the provision of landline telephone services in the constituency offices of Minister Varadkar, Minister of State Alan Kelly and Minister of State Michael Ring can be found in the table. The Houses of the Oireachtas provide a managed ICT service (including DSL broadband) for Ministers' constituency offices, which my Department has availed of. The charges for this service can also be found in the table below.  Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.  

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [12430/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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No additional costs (other than telephones, ICT and monthly phone bills) are being paid in respect of consitutency offices by my Department.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [12448/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The approximate mobile phone costs for me, the Ministers of State in my Department and our politically appointed staff from March 2011 to end January 2013 are outlined in the table.  

Mobile phones are critical to facilitate all office holders in conducting business, regardless of location. 

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [12466/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as possible.

As the Deputy will be aware, prior to the current Government, Cabinet Ministers were provided with a Ministerial car and a Garda driver, the cost and provision of which was not the responsibility of the Department of Transport. For the Deputy’s information I am advised that the average cost of the provision of a State Car and Garda drivers during the last government was around €280,000 per annum.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [12485/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has issued 80 Low Value Purchase Credit Cards in total which includes 70 to the Irish Coast Guard and 10 to to other Departmental staff since March 2011.  The total expenditure incurred using the cards from March 2011 to February 2013 was €196,689. 

Low Value Purchase Credit Cards have not been issued to me, the Ministers of State in my Department, or to any politically appointed staff.