Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the official forms issued by her Department for use by the public and business which can be completed on-line; the forms which cannot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32041/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Forms falling within the core remit of my Department are available on line, but cannot at present be completed on line. However, the number of such forms is quite small. The General Register Office (GRO), which is the central civil repository for records relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the State, administers a significant number and volume of forms, and I understand that these cannot be completed on-line at present. The GRO is scheduled to transfer to the Department of Social and Family Affairs with effect from 1st January next.

I have asked that the situation regarding on-line completion of the forms remaining in my Department's area after January next should be reviewed in line with our commitment to provide the best possible level of service to our customers.