780 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on opinion polling and focus group research in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1174/11]

My Department is committed to consulting with its customers, both to ensure that account is taken of the widest range of views possible in our policy and legislative development, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our programmes and services. The following table sets out expenditure on opinion polling (including structured surveys and questionnaires) and focus groups as part of the Department's consultations, incurred over the past four years.

781 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of mobile telephones paid for by public bodies under his remit in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1189/11]

Information in relation to the number of mobile telephones and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills by public bodies under my remit is a matter for the Agencies themselves.

782 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of mobile telephones paid for by his Department in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1204/11]

The following table outlines the number of mobile phones and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills for my Department for the time period in question. The mobile phone services are procured under the Department of Finance Mobile Voice and Data Procurement Framework.

783 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total spend on production and the air time for an advertisement announcing the proposed designation of the Wicklow mountains as a special protection area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1238/11]

Notices announcing the classification of Wicklow Mountains Special Protection Area for birds were broadcast on RTE Radio 1 and East Coast FM over the period 15 to 17 of December. The total cost, inclusive of VAT, for the production of the advertisement was €605. The total cost, inclusive of VAT, for air time was €10,968. The stations chosen for the broadcasting of this notice were in line with professional advice provided to my Department having regard to the particular area proposed for classification.