Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 April 2017
88. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Capital Plan includes an amount of €25m for the Finance Vote Group. This comprises an allocation of €2m for the Department of Finance and €23m for the Office of the Revenue Commissioners which is provided to cover both the information technology infrastructure and any project development work provided for within the strategic plans of these organisations for each of the years in question.
Continued investment in information and communications technology (ICT) has been a major driver of productivity growth in Revenue, as well as enabling better service levels for the public. Every year, Revenue needs to develop and implement a series of ICT projects to ensure its ICT can support any budgetary and national or EU legislative changes very frequently within tight timeframes.
The amount spent on information technology infrastructure by the Department of Finance and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in 2016 and to date in 2017 is set out in the following table:
|
|
2016 |
2017 to date |
|
Department of Finance |
€352,054 |
€10,964 |
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
€15.5m |
€2.6m |
I would like to advise the Deputy that ICT services and IT Infrastructure services for the Department of Finance are provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. On behalf of my Department, the OGCIO implements a multi-layered approach to managing and protecting departmental ICT systems, applications, infrastructures, and services.
