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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2008

Wednesday, 17 December 2008

Questions (45)

Phil Hogan

Question:

79 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Transport the reason eight staff vacancies in his Department’s information and communications technology unit remain unfilled for two years thus affecting the capacity of his Department to plan and deliver the ICT service that his Department needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46464/08]

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As part of an overall review of my Department's staffing requirements and following a review of ICT strategy, 8 additional posts were allocated to Information Services Division during 2007.

While a number of these vacancies were filled, a number of other staff left the Division due to, for example, promotions, staff rotations and the need to release staff under the Decentralisation programme. There were also difficulties in filling some of the remaining vacancies due to the specialized nature of these posts. As a result the overall complement of ICT staff was not reached.

The requirement on the Department to reduce overall staff numbers means that a number of the vacancies have had to be suppressed.

As part of the Action Plan prepared in response to the findings in the Organisational Review Programme (ORP), my Department will review the allocation of resources required for delivery of our strategies, including delivery of the ICT Strategy. The Department will also seek support from our agencies and other Departments with relevant expertise to assist us in furthering ICT priorities.

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