Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2006
460 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the fact that his Department was willing to finance the computerisation of post offices in CLÁR areas; the response he received from An Post; and if he discussed this response with the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. [32910/06]
View answerIn 2002 my Department, in conjunction with the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and An Post, agreed to install information kiosks in selected Post Offices in CLÁR areas to provide on-line access to Government information (Oasis website).
CLÁR funding of €0.032m was provided, along with a contribution from the Information Commission of €0.025m, to fund the installation of the kiosks in 10 Post Offices on a pilot basis in 2002 — Carlingford & Jenkinstown (Louth), Ballyconneely & Boyounagh (Galway), Killadoon and Aclare (Sligo), Kilkelly & Killala (Mayo), Miltown Malbay and Lisdoonvarna (Clare). This measure under the CLÁR Programme did not continue beyond 2002.
