Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 March 2014
82. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the reports, reviews and studies commissioned by him, the Department or agencies under the aegis of the Department since 9 March 2011; the dates on which they were commissioned; the dates on which they were completed; the dates on which they were published; the cost of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12434/14]
View answerThe following reports/reviews/studies were commissioned by me or my Department since 9th March 2011.
9th March 2011 to 31st December 2011
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Details of reports/reviews/studies |
Date commissioned |
Date completed |
Cost € |
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An independent Copyright Review Committee was tasked to review the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 in relation to the Digital Environment to identify any areas of Irish Copyright legislation that might be considered to create barriers to innovation and, if this was found to be the case, to identify solutions for removing these barriers |
The Copyright Review Committee was appointed in April 2011 |
October 2013 |
The review was carried out by the Copyright Review Committee on a pro-bono basis |
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IT Security assessment of new hosting site in Revenue Hosting Centre |
June 2011 |
July 2011 |
8,276.00 |
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Computer Server Virtualisation Strategy Review |
August 2011 |
November 2011 |
7,093.00 |
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Focus groups with business were held to gather views on the development of a web portal on regulation affecting businesses; a report on the focus groups was produced by the facilitators |
29 June 2011 |
22 July 2011 |
3,570.00 |
January to December 2012
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Details of reports/reviews/studies |
Date commissioned |
Date completed |
Cost € |
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Security reviews of ICT systems |
Series of reports commissioned throughout the year as required |
December 2012 |
39,095.00 |
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ICT systems review – Patents Office Ptolemy System |
January 2012 |
August 2012 |
29,667.00 |
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Recommended Procurement Strategy for a Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) for the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court |
July 2012 |
August 2012 |
2,560.00 |
January to December 2013
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Details of reports/reviews/studies |
Date commissioned |
Date completed |
Cost € |
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ICT security reviews |
Series of reports commissioned throughout the year as required |
December 2013 |
24,627.00 |
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Report on the Informal Competitiveness Council May 2013 Reflection of the debate on Innovative Pathways to Jobs and Growth and Entrepreneurship, Access to Finance and Internationalisation of SMEs |
April 2013 |
May 2013 |
7,500.00 |
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The Evaluation of the Workplace Relations Pilot Early Resolution Service |
February 2013 |
September 2013 |
35,498.00 |
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Youth Unemployment A review of wage costs and other factors which may affect the employment of young people in Ireland |
November 2013 |
December 2013 |
5,547.30 |
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Review of Joint Labour Committees by the Labour Court |
January 2013 |
April 2013 |
17,835.00 |
1st January 2014 to date
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Details of reports/reviews/studies |
Date commissioned |
Date completed |
Cost € |
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Security review of online system |
November 2013 |
January 2014 |
11,592.75 |
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Security review of website |
November 2013 |
February 2014 |
4,797.00 |
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Security review of online system |
January 2014 |
February 2014 |
2,398.50 |
In addition to the reports listed above, Forfás, in the context of its statutory functions, from time to time prepares reports for my Department on matters relevant to enterprise and competitiveness.
Reports/reviews/studies commissioned by Agencies of my Department are a day-to-day matter for the individual Agencies concerned for which I have no direct function.
I have asked all Agencies under the aegis of my Department to advise me of any such reports/reviews/studies and I will communicate this information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
