Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the official forms issued by her Department for use by the public and business which can be completed on-line; the forms which can not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32036/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has recently developed its first eGovernment service — the Online Claims System. The system is a web based system which enables Primary, Secondary and Community/ Comprehensive schools to input claims for the payment of casual and non casual teachers and also record teacher absences on line using a computer in the school.

The system was rolled out to Secondary and Community and Comprehensive Schools in 2006. The roll out of the system to primary schools began in April 2007 and to-date 2,000 primary schools are using the system. The roll out to all primary schools is scheduled to be completed by March 2008. This is the first eGovernment project developed by the Department.

A range of other forms are available to download from the Department's website at www.education.ie. In some cases the forms can be downloaded from the website and when completed they can be emailed back to the relevant section in the Department. In other cases, the forms must be submitted in hard copy as a signature or other information in hard copy may need to accompany the form.

The forms available on my Department's website are mainly targeted at schools and other education providers or parents and students.