141 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Parliamentary Questions replied to by his Department in 2006; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/07]

I can inform the Deputy that the number of Parliamentary Questions replied to by my Department in 2006 was 4,417. Information concerning the cost incurred in the preparation of these replies is not readily available and could only be obtained through the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of my Department's time and resources.