Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Equipment
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by his Department on handsets and phones bills over the same timeframe. [44861/24]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has spent the following amounts on mobile phone handsets and billing in Ireland in the period 2022 to date.
Year | Number of Devices | Total Cost (Handsets + Billing) |
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2022 | 551 | €229,847 |
2023 | 598 | €265,055 |
2024 (Jan -Oct) | 596 | €143,533 |
Mobile phones are allocated based on business needs, with both mobile phone purchases and mobile billing managed under my Department's OGP contract.
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