Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2008
114 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Finance the date in July 2008 on which the Government’s e-Government strategy is due to be published, as agreed by Dáil Éireann in a Private Member’s motion on 30 April 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28143/08]
View answerSince 1999, two Information Society Action Plans were published by the Department of the Taoiseach. Both of the Action Plans contained sections dealing with e-Government. The Information Society Policy Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach was preparing a new Knowledge Society Action Plan which it intended to publish during the summer. I understand that this new Action Plan was to include a section on technology in Government. The Taoiseach announced, in his speech on 7 May 2008, that responsibility for production of the new Knowledge Society Action Plan was to be transferred, with immediate effect, from the Department of the Taoiseach to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. With respect to e-Government, as mentioned in my response to Question No. 174 of 8 July last, I intend to bring proposals on e-Government to the Cabinet before the summer recess. I will arrange for the Deputy to be briefed directly by my Department after these matters have been considered.
