Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Department of Transport
Departmental Websites
8:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 301: To ask the Minister for Transport the websites that are run by his Department and each of its agencies; the date on which each became live; if the sites are kept updated; the cost of each site to the State to date; and if he will provide the information in tabular readable form. [31067/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to websites run by my Department is outlined below. The costs stated reflect only the costs incurred since responsibility for certain websites transferred to my Department. The operation of websites by agencies under the remit of my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for those agencies.
| Website | Date became live | Site contents updated by Line Divisions | Cost of Site to date |
| € | |||
| Transport.ie | March 2003 | Site and subsites contents are updated regularly by Line Divisions. | 109,283 |
| www.transport21.ie | July 2006 | Regularly, at least once a week or more frequently if required. | 8,591 |
| Motor Tax Online3 | February 2004 | The site receives daily updates from the core National Vehicle Driver File (NVDF). | — |
| 1SafetyontheWater.ie came live under my Department in September 2007. | |||
| 2IrishCoastguard.ie came live under my Department in March 2007. | |||
| 3Motor Tax Online is under the remit of the National Driver and Vehicle File. Functions transferred from the Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government to my Department in October 2007. Costs prior to October 2007 amounted to €3.5 million. |
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