Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 987: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff in his Department that are provided with a blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment. [34222/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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37 members of staff in my Department are provided with a blackberry device and 2 members are provided with a mobile phone configured to receive e-mail.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 988: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of databases used by his Department; and the number of these that are wholly and partly operated by external organisations or individuals and operated solely within his Department. [34237/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Some 1400 staff of my Department use a large number of electronic and non-electronic databases in the course of their work. The more complex electronic databases operated within the Department are subject to maintenance and support contracts with outside organisations. The information sought on the numbers in each category is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 989: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of information technology projects undertaken by or for his 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 he will present the information in tabular readable form. [34252/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department has completed 9 information technology projects since 2004 and details are outlined below. Information technology projects are, as a matter of policy, subject to fixed price contracts and where projects have gone over budget it is as a result of a change in the scope of the project.