Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Department that are provided with a blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment. [34225/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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In my Department 53 staff have access to a Blackberry device.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of databases used by her Department; and the number of these that are wholly and partly operated by external organisations or individuals and operated solely within her Department. [34240/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department uses in excess of 150 application databases in support of the day to day work of the organisation. These databases support the routine administration and workflow within my Department such as human resources, finance, payroll, representations, briefing materials, parliamentary affairs, statistical analysis etc. The majority of the databases are operated solely within my Department. One of the most significant databases is the Civil Registration System used by the General Register Office. This database is operated as a managed service by an external service provider.

In the carrying out of their official duties staff in my Department also access a wide range of information from a variety of databases that are externally owned and operated. With the advent of the Internet as a means of accessing data it is not feasible to accurately quantify the number or operational details of the databases regularly used.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of information technology projects undertaken by or for her Department since 2004 that have been delivered over budget, after their original deadline, on budget, under budget, on their original deadline and ahead of their original deadline; and if she will present the information in tabular readable form. [34255/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Information in relation to my Department is set out in the table.