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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Ceisteanna (2048)

Timmy Dooley

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2048. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on designing, implementing and supporting the Eircode system in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [28145/17]

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The Department undertook a business change study in 2015 for the Project which cost €7,012.92 inclusive of VAT.

The cost of the contract for IT work detailed above was €298,890.00 inclusive of VAT. The project was completed on time and within budget.

The Department has purchased the Eircode Address Database (ECAD) service to provide ongoing validation of postcodes with addresses at a cost of €36,900.00 p.a. inclusive of VAT. The ECAD also provides access to geocodes as it is correlated directly with GeoDirectory X Y co-ordinates.

There is also an annual Data Access fee of €615.00 (inclusive of VAT) per annum.

Year

Description of costs

Total Costs

2015

Business change study

€7,012.92

2015

Eircodes IT project

€298,890.00

2015

Eircode Address Database (ECAD) service

€36,900.00

2015

Data Access fee

€615.00

2016

Eircode Address Database (ECAD) service

€36,900.00

2016

Data Access fee

€615.00

Total cost (inclusive of VAT):

€380,932.92

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