255 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in each case; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13048/07]

There are currently no members of staff from my Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided in their private residence. On occasions, staff have been provided with two phone lines where this has been necessitated by business reasons. This is not a usual occurrence.