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QUESTIONS IN WRITING

Ministers and Ministerial Staff: Mobile Phones and iPads (Question No. 162)

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House Hansard

Date

11-05-2011

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

43

Electorate

Mayo

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

3767

Party

LP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

162

Questioner

Briggs, Jamie, MP

Responder

Snowdon, Warren, MP

Speaker

 

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QUESTIONS IN WRITING

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Wednesday, 11 May 2011
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Ministers and Ministerial Staff: Mobile Phones and iPads

(Question No. 162)


Mr Briggs asked the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, in writing, on 25 November 2010:

(1) How many

(a) mobile phones,

(b) Blackberries and

(c) iPads are currently allocated to the

(i) Minister, and

(ii) the Minister's ministerial staff.

(2) In respect of mobile phone usage between

(a) 3 December 2007 and 24 November 2010, and

(b) 24 June 2010 and 24 November 2010, what was the total cost for

(a) the Minister, and

(b) the Minister's ministerial staff.

(3) For each month since December 2007, what was the cost of mobile phone usage for each mobile phone account allocated to the

(a) Minister, and

(b) Minister's ministerial staff.


Mr Snowdon: The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) (i) The following is currently allocated by the Department to the Minister:

(a) mobile phones: 0

(b) Blackberries: 1

(c) iPads: 1

(ii) The following is currently allocated to the Minister's staff:

(a) mobile phones: 0

(b) Blackberries: 5

(c) iPads: 0

(2) (i) In respect of mobile phone usage, the total cost for the Minister between

(a) December 2007 and November 2010, inclusive, was $3,994.07

(b) July 2010 and November 2010, inclusive, was $ 156.03

(ii) In respect of mobile phone usage, the total cost for the Minister's staff between

(a) December 2007 and November 2010, inclusive, was $41,004.59

(b) July 2010 and November 2010, inclusive, was $ 5,010.79.

Note: Total costs are based on usage for the full month in each case.

(3) For each month since December 2007, the cost of mobile phone usage for each mobile phone account allocated to the:

Minister:

Date

Total Including GST

Dec-07

$54.20

Jan-08

$54.93

Feb-08

$54.93

Mar-08

$54.93

Apr-08

$221.68

May-08

$221.68

Jun-08

$101.12

Jul-08

$73.06

Aug-08

$49.43

Sep-08

$110.15

Oct-08

$79.03

Nov-08

$584.78

Dec-08

$65.35

Jan-09

$234.87

Feb-09

$96.78

Mar-09

$131.66

Apr-09

$54.70

May-09

$786.10

Jun-09

$57.55

Jul-09

$42.64

Aug-09

$49.93

Sep-09

$49.89

Oct-09

$85.03

Nov-09

$59.57

Dec-09

$50.16

Jan-10

$50.52

Feb-10

$68.74

Mar-10

$72.22

Apr-10

$54.27

May-10

$103.56

Jun-10

$64.58

Jul-10

$56.89

Aug-10

$50.71

Sep-10

$48.43

Oct-10*

$0.00

Nov-10*

$0.00

Dec 10*

$0.00

Jan 11

$136.95

Feb 11

$70.85

Mar 11

$69.90

TOTAL

$4271.77

 

* The account for the Minister's phone was not transferred from the Department of Health and Ageing to the Department of Veterans' Affairs until January 2011.

Minister's staff:

Date

Total Including GST

Dec-07

$0.00

Jan-08

$0.00

Feb-08

$59.94

Mar-08

$519.42

Apr-08

$699.68

May-08

$3,186.03

Jun-08

$860.50

Jul-08

$653.41

Aug-08

$883.78

Sep-08

$1,137.47

Oct-08

$930.06

Nov-08

$1,586.99

Dec-08

$953.16

Jan-09

$963.62

Feb-09

$994.24

Mar-09

$1,077.46

Apr-09

$1,172.84

May-09

$3,516.93

Jun-09

$1,065.06

Jul-09

$1,262.52

Aug-09

$602.75

Sep-09

$971.36

Oct-09

$990.40

Nov-09

$1,098.22

Dec-09

$1,881.42

Jan-10

$1,178.30

Feb-10

$1,729.74

Mar-10

$1,336.78

Apr-10

$1,348.32

May-10

$2,176.52

Jun-10

$1,156.88

Jul-10

$1,229.00

Aug-10

$1,426.03

Sep-10

$1,314.59

Oct-10

$267.55

Nov-10

$773.62

Dec 10

$792.11

Jan 11

$795.07

Feb 11

$730.07

Mar 11

$869.78

TOTAL

$44,191.62