Government spends €100,000 on PDAs

THE Government has spent more than €100,000 on personal digital assistants (PDAs) and another €25,000 on briefcases for senior staff since 2002.

PDAs are handheld devices that usually double-up as personal organiser and mobile phone, giving access to email and the internet.

The Department of Agriculture spent €50,000 on PDAs for 85 members of staff, and another €6,140 for 191 briefcases.