Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 841: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the development applications tracking system within his Department has been completed; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10096/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The development applications tracking system, DATS, is designed to provide staff of my Department examining archaeological, architectural and wildlife heritage aspects of development proposals referred by planning and other regulatory authorities with an integrated workflow, document management and geographic information system.

The pilot phase of DATS was launched last November to test it in a working environment; this has identified a number of operational issues and these are being resolved. During this phase the system is being closely monitored and users' experiences will feed into the further phases of the rollout, the delivery of user training and the implementation of future system enhancements. Further staff training and rollout of the system is expected over the course of 2006.