Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 597: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [32379/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Podcasts are not currently used on the websites maintained by my Department and there are no immediate plans to do so. Communications tools are constantly reviewed in the light of technological advances and their suitability for use having regard to the nature of the material to be placed in the public domain. Information on websites of agencies under the aegis of my Department is not held in the Department.