Damien English
Question:747 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in her Department that are provided with a blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment. [34220/07]
View answerTuesday, 11 December 2007
Questions (702, 703, 704)
Written answers
Sixteen staff in my Department have been provided with blackberry devices.
Damien English
Question:748 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of databases used by her Department; and the number of these that are wholly and partly operated by external organisations or individuals and operated solely within her Department. [34235/07]
View answerMy Department has fifteen databases. One is wholly managed by an external organisation. The remainder are primarily managed within the Department with some assistance from external organisations.
Damien English
Question:749 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of information technology projects undertaken by or for her Department since 2004 that have been delivered over budget, after their original deadline, on budget, under budget, on their original deadline and ahead of their original deadline; and if she will present the information in tabular readable form. [34250/07]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in respect of information technology projects (defined as significant new developments) is set out below.
2004: Nil
2005: Nil
2006: 1 project was over budget and delivered on the original deadline.
Additional requirements gave rise to the excess. 1 project was over budget and delivered after the original deadline. In this case, the scale of the task was greater than originally anticipated. In both cases, there was clear output in respect of the additional amounts incurred.2007 1 project was within budget and delivered on the original deadline