Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [32663/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Video conferencing facilities are available in my Department's offices in the Custom House, Dublin; Government Buildings in Ballina and in the Advance Office at Ardcavan, Wexford. Similar facilities will be made available in other Departmental offices as required, subject to network capacity. I make use of a range of modern mobile and fixed communications facilities efficiently to manage my contacts, and travel time involved in attending meetings.