Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he uses video conferencing technology in order to reduce the amount of travel taken to attend meetings; if his Department has video conferencing facilities available to staff in each Departmental building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32662/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Successful video conferencing is dependent on having high bandwidth links available between buildings together with supporting infrastructure. My Department has recently installed a high speed data network and is currently investing in infrastructural improvements which will support video conferencing. It is intended to introduce video conferencing on a pilot basis in 2008, and extend it throughout the Department shortly thereafter.