Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 512: To ask the Minister for Defence if podcasts are available for download by members of the public on websites maintained by his Department and its agencies; if not, his plans to introduce podcasts as a communications tool; if so, the number of times a podcast has been downloaded to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Podcasts are not currently available for download on my Department's or its agencies' websites and there are no plans, as yet, to introduce them. My Department continues to examine all aspects of available information technology to improve communications to the public, including podcasts and related tools, where they serve a specific purpose, are technically feasible and cost-effective. There have been no podcast downloads to date in 2007.