Vol. 502 No. 3
296 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the progress towards full year 2000 compliance within his Department and in agencies for which his Department is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8226/99]
Work on achieving year 2000 compliance has been ongoing in my Department since 1997 and I am satisfied that the Department is on target to achieve compliance on all critical aspects of its operations by June 1999. With regard to the offices which come under my remit, I am satisfied that they will all achieve the deadline of 31 July 1999, set by Government decision on 14 December last, for achieving compliance on all their critical systems. This work is being monitored closely in my Department by a year 2000 committee which reports to me. Similar committees, reporting to senior management, monitor progress in the offices under my remit and these offices report in turn to the Interdepartmental Year 2000 Monitoring Committee, established in 1997 to oversee achievement of year 2000 compliance in the Civil Service. This committee, which is chaired by my Department, reports to Government every two months.
A separate committee, which also reports to me, monitors progress on achievement of year 2000 compliance in the State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department. Recent progress reports from these bodies show that they are all on schedule to achieve compliance.
297 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the number of personnel in his Department working on securing year 2000 compliance within his Department and the bodies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8241/99]
The number of personnel currently working on securing year 2000 compliance in my Department and the offices for which it is responsible is as follows: the figures include staff working on all aspects of these organisations' operations, viz., IT projects, office equipment and plant.
|
Department/Office |
Full Time |
Part Time |
|
Finance |
6 |
13 |
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
106 |
200 |
|
Office of Public Works |
0 |
7 |
|
Civil Service Commission |
11 |
2 |
|
Valuation Office |
0 |
8 |
|
Office of the Ombudsman |
0 |
1 |
|
Ordnance Survey Office |
1 |
0 |
|
State Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
|
Comptroller and Auditor General |
0 |
2 |
|
President's Establishment |
0 |
2 |
|
Houses of the Oireachtas |
1 |
0 |
|
Total |
125 |
235 |
