Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 October 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála

9:00 am

Mr. Dave Walsh:

No, I do not believe so. We are operating with different systems. The key is that the systems talk to each other as effectively as possible. We have chosen a certain project, a Microsoft customer relationship management, CRM, system, to operate in the board and that runs throughout the board. The local government system through the LGMA operates different models in not just the planning area but also in how it operates as an organisation. Obviously, it has other functions. The reality is that most of the documentation that will be transferred over and back will be in the same format and it is about making sure that both systems talk and are compatible. There is no duplication. We have been developing this for the last four years and the system is operational. It is working and we are using it daily in the organisation. The key issue for me is to ensure that it works as efficiently and fully as possible before we roll it out for the public accessing it.

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