David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the new computer system used for recording overpayments and repayments will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27716/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The current computer system to record overpayments and overpayment recoveries has been in place since the mid-1980s. It is a stand-alone system which requires a high degree of manual input. There is a major project in place to replace the current computer system with a new overpayments and debt management system. It is intended that this new computer system will better support my Department's statutory recording and reporting function for overpayments and overpayment recoveries as well as provide a comprehensive debt management function. The requirements of the new overpayments and debt management computer system have been specified and the new system is due to go live during 2006.