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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Mar 1997

Vol. 476 No. 2

Written Answers. - GTN Directory.

Joe Jacob

Question:

83 Mr. Jacob asked the Minister for Health whether his attention has been drawn to the availability throughout the Civil Service and to Members of the Oireachtas of the Government's Telecommunications Network Directory on computer within an on-line Lotus Notes database; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that a large number of the documents contained within this database are now incorrect; the names and contact numbers of the persons in his Department who are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the portion of this database which relates to his Department, both in terms of content and replication to the CMOD master copy of the database; the data on which that portion of the database which relates to his Department was last updated; if he will ensure that the database is accurately maintained in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6785/97]

Limerick East): The Lotus Notes Government Telecommunications Network telephone directory has been used within my Department since early 1996. The database is also used by other Lotus Notes applications within the Department. At present only the records relevant to departmental staff are updated regularly for use within the Department. My Department does not at present replicate this database with CMOD as errors occurred while copying the database last summer. These errors, if continued would have seriously compromised the integrity of other databases within the Department. In order to surmount these difficulties it has been decided to separate out the Department of Health phone list and the CMOD composite list into two different databases. This work has begun in my Department and it is intended to resume replication when it is complete.

The responsibility for updating and maintaining the database with regard to Department of Health records only rests with the Corporate Services Division of the Department.

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