Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Communications
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1025: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department who are provided with a Blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment. [34217/07]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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My Department has issued forty staff members with Blackberry devices.
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1026: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [34232/07]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The information sought by the Deputy is as follows.
| Wholly operated by external organisations or individuals | Partly operated by external organisations or individuals | Operated Solely within Department | Total |
| 0 | 6 | 24 | 30 |
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1027: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [34247/07]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Budgets are allocated on an annual basis so some projects may be included in multiple years.
| Year | Type of Project (Infrastructure, E-Government, Internal Business systems) | Total no. of projects [min cost €50k] | Delivered Over Budget | Delivered On Budget | Delivered Under Budget | On Original Deadline | After Original Deadline | Ahead of Original Deadline |
| 2004 | Infrastructure | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | E-Government | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | Internal Business Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | Totals | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | Infrastructure | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | E-Government | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | Internal Business Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Totals | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | Infrastructure | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | E-Government | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2006 | Internal Business Systems | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | Totals | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 2007 | Infrastructure | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | E-Government | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | Internal Business Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | Totals | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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