8% increase for Communications Dept in estimates

Ministers Noel Dempsey and John Browne today announced major funding increases for key policy areas in the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources in the 2007 Estimates.

"The estimates for 2007 represent an 8% increase on the funding provided to the Department in the 2006 estimates. These increases support this Government's record of sustained investment in our key infrastructure and public services," said Mr Dempsey on the publication of the estimates.