Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she uses video conferencing technology in order to reduce the amount of travel taken to attend meetings; if her Department has video conferencing facilities available to staff in each departmental building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32666/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Video-conferencing facilities are currently being installed in my Department's offices to facilitate interaction with other Departments and agencies located outside of the capital, and to minimise non-essential travel in the future. These facilities will be operational very shortly.

With regard to internal meetings, travel does not generally arise as the vast majority of my Department's staff are based in a single location in Dublin.