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Departmental Communications.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007

Tuesday, 11 December 2007

Questions (980, 981, 982)

Damien English

Question:

1025 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department who are provided with a Blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment. [34217/07]

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Written answers

My Department has issued forty staff members with Blackberry devices.

Damien English

Question:

1026 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of databases used by his Department; and the number of these that are wholly and partly operated by external organisations or individuals and operated solely within his Department. [34232/07]

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The information sought by the Deputy is as follows.

Wholly operated by external organisations or individuals

Partly operated by external organisations or individuals

Operated Solely within Department

Total

0

6

24

30

Damien English

Question:

1027 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of information technology projects undertaken by or for his 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 he will present the information in tabular readable form. [34247/07]

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Budgets are allocated on an annual basis so some projects may be included in multiple years.

Year

Type of Project (Infrastructure, E-Government, Internal Business systems)

Total no. of projects [min cost €50k]

Delivered Over Budget

Delivered On Budget

Delivered Under Budget

On Original Deadline

After Original Deadline

Ahead of Original Deadline

2004

Infrastructure

3

0

3

0

1

2

0

2004

E-Government

6

0

6

0

0

6

0

2004

Internal Business Systems

3

0

3

0

1

2

0

2004

Totals

12

0

12

0

2

10

0

2005

Infrastructure

2

0

2

0

1

1

0

2005

E-Government

6

0

6

0

2

4

0

2005

Internal Business Systems

3

0

3

0

1

2

0

2005

Totals

11

0

11

0

4

7

0

2006

Infrastructure

3

0

3

0

1

1

1

2006

E-Government

8

0

8

0

0

7

1

2006

Internal Business Systems

5

0

5

0

2

3

0

2006

Totals

16

0

16

0

3

11

2

2007

Infrastructure

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

2007

E-Government

6

0

6

0

3

3

0

2007

Internal Business Systems

3

0

3

0

0

2

1

2007

Totals

12

1

10

1

4

6

2

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