Ruairí Quinn
Question:4 Mr. Quinn asked the Taoiseach if he has satisfied himself that every agency under the auspices of his Department will be fully year 2000 compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13633/99]
Ceisteanna–Questions. - Computer Programmes.
While the question does not refer directly to all the following offices, I can tell the House that Year 2000 compliance has been achieved in the NESC, the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution, the National Centre for Partnership, the Information Society Commission, the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, the Moriarty tribunal in Dublin Castle, and the NESF. The Central Statistics Office and the offices of the Law Reform Commission and the Director of Public Prosecutions have a small number of projects to complete but I am assured that Year 2000 compliance will be achieved before any issues arise.
I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. What agencies under his jurisdictional responsibility are not yet compliant and, if any are not, why not?
The CSO will achieve compliance in all but two systems by July. Work on the other two systems will be completed in September.
What are the two systems?
There is difficulty with the pattern of usage of one system. It only comes up on an annual basis, in September I think. The other system is the quarterly industrial survey, which must be rewritten. That is currently being done and it will be finished by September.
Two systems within the CSO are non-compliant but all agencies under the Taoiseach's Department will be compliant?
Yes. There are only two sub-systems in question.