Vol. 574 No. 1
358 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of ICT projects or initiatives being undertaken by his Depart ment; the cost of each project; if they are being or have been delivered within budget and on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26074/03]
I have set out in the following table details of various ICT projects being undertaken in my Department. I am satisfied with the progress being made in relation to these projects. As some of these initiatives are at procurement stage, the project costs are estimated. In addition, my Department, in conjunction with the Department of Social and Family Affairs, is undertaking a major modernisation of the civil registration service. This programme includes a significant ICT component to enable electronic registration of life events, certificate production and information sharing. The system has come into operation in recent months and is already delivering significant benefits to the public. ICT investment in this system to date by my Department has been €890,000.
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Project Description |
Cost |
Within budget |
On Time |
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Active Directory Upgrade – consultancy assistance for the planning, commissioning installation of new network infrastructure across the Department. |
€135,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Upgrade to groupware software infrastructure. |
€36,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
eCabinet – project to provide electronic support for Cabinet business in conjunction with Department of the Taoiseach. |
€10,000 estimated |
Yes |
Changes to specification has led to some delay in rollout |
|
Security Infrastructure – upgrade to the ICT infrastructure in the Department. |
€100,000 estimated |
Yes |
Yes, project is in procurement phase – awaiting vendor selection. |
|
Web development for Health Reform Programme |
€8,000 estimated |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Management Information Framework – project to upgrade the financial systems within the Department. |
€150,000 estimated |
Yes to date |
Yes, expected completion 3rd quarter, 2004 |
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National Development Plan – project cost of developing and rollout of management and reporting software for “Inspire” project |
€500,000 |
Yes to date |
Some slippage due to change in requirements, expected live February, 2004 |
|
Health Strategy Monitoring Application |
€13,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Social Services Inspectorate – management system to support inspection process |
€150,000 estimated |
Yes |
At procurement stage |
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Childcare statistics system |
€40,000 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Records Management Project – ICT elements of the ongoing records management initiative. |
€80,000 |
Yes |
Yes, this project is an on going development with various phases. |
