€37,000 spent on mobile phone contract at Áras an Uachtaráin

Over €37,000 was spent on a mobile phone contract at Áras an Uachtaráin, the Public Accounts Committee has been told.

Department of Taoiseach secretary general Martin Fraser yesterday confirmed the spend and explained staff on the grounds in Phoenix Park had problems with getting a signal on their devices as there was only one mobile phone network.