Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 June 2012
71 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the full cost of his Department’s new website including hosting, designing, building and posting; the company or companies engaged to carry out the work; where the site is hosted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27654/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraWork on the Department's new website (www.enterprise.gov.ie) and a new associated content management system (CMS) is still under way so the final cost of development work is yet to be determined. The new website will, over time, replace the existing Departmental website which has remained substantially unchanged for over ten years. Design and development work is being carried out by pTools Software, who were selected under an open tendering process in a very competitive market. The site is hosted in SunGard Availability Services. The work being undertaken includes the delivery of a new web content management system which gives the Department a modern and flexible tool for managing web content and opens up options for consolidating existing diverse website platforms. This incremental approach minimises risk and optimises the use of constrained personnel resources. The new website platform presents a much more sophisticated tool than the existing website to draw data from the Department’s diverse Offices and Agencies in real time to provide a holistic view of the enterprise agenda. As a first step in maximising the value of the new web content management system, the new platform will also be used to host a separate website which delivers guidance and support for businesses in understanding the regulations which apply to them and which will be available shortly.
