Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 183: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made on remedying problems with the on-line Irish Statute Book; the amount expended on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19109/07]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of the Attorney General requested legal publishing experts, Thomson Roundhall Ltd., to provide a solution to the "section hyperlink data error" in the electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). This work began on the 25 April, 2007. The project involved the checking of legislation from 1922 to 1998 to find and correct instances of the error. The majority of this checking could be carried out programmatically but there was a large body of legislation that needed to be manually checked by consulting the hard copy Acts and Statutory Instruments. The project is currently in the quality control phase and the Office expects it to be completed by mid-July 2007. The Office will then proceed to re-publish the data to the on-line eISB and remove the relevant website disclaimer. The cost of this project is €61,150 excluding VAT. The Office also incurred costs of €10,587.50, including VAT, for the provision of a costs and feasibility study on the "section hyperlink data error" in February 2007.