Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
685. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by her Department on handsets and phones bills over the same timeframe. [44868/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy department has been actively reducing the number of mobile phones in used by staff. I have outlined the number of mobile phones issued, for the requested years, in tabular form below. This is a record of the number of phones in use as staff can have the same phone for many years. My department has a contract in place that ensures predictability of billing. For this reason, the costs are withheld for commercial reasons.
|
Year |
Number of mobile phones |
|
2022 |
2607 |
|
2023 |
2546 |
|
2024 |
2097 |
