Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [12365/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not provided any hardware or software to either my home or the homes of Minister Ciarán Cannon T.D. or Minister Seán Sherlock T.D.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [12383/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The total cost to my Department of providing a telephone in my home from when I took up office as Minister for Education and Skills in 2011 to date is €440.98.

My Department does not pay home telephone costs in respect of Minister of State Ciarán Cannon.

It is worth noting that Ministers, unlike all other Oireachtas Members, are not able to claim for telephone calls relating to the performance of his/her duties as a Member under the Public Representation Allowance provided by the Houses of the Oireachtas as this facility is instead provided by their Departments.