Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
91. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs 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]
View answerMy 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) |
|
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.
