Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the BASIS website is so out of date; the action he will take in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25346/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The main objective of the BASIS website is to provide a single point of access to public sector information that is relevant to the business community. The content for the BASIS website is currently sourced from the websites of over 50 public sector organisations and is presented in a consistent format, with links back to the appropriate websites.

My Department monitors the links on BASIS on an ongoing basis to ensure they are up to date. However, it is for the public sector organisations themselves to ensure that the information on their websites is current and to notify the BASIS administrator of any relevant changes.

My Department is considering some further maintenance of the site as well as a marketing campaign but, in the long-term, the future development of BASIS will depend on the establishment of any alternative Government Portal to consolidate and enhance the information available to the business community.