528. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [44870/24]

The following table sets out the number of mobile phones issued to staff and total expenditure by my Department on handsets and phones bills in the periods specified by the Deputy.  These figures include new purchases and new mobile provider replacement handsets.