Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 360: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if vessel registration certificates and fishing licences can be applied for on-line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/06]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The back-office systems for IFIS , or integrated fisheries information system, including the vessel registration and sea fishing licensing aspects, went live in early 2005. The following public on-line e-services are to follow: fishing vessel sea fishing licence application, fishing vessel registration closure, sea fishing licence — view application status. After the back-office systems went live, a more comprehensive look was taken at the business processes relating to the e-services with regard to change and modernisation before proceeding and this explains the delay. Analysis, design and build of the listed e-services will be complete by the first quarter of 2006. Testing and complete implementation of all these listed e-services on the Department's websites will take place during the second quarter of 2006.