Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Taoiseach when the new strategy for managing the development of e-Government will be completed; the reason no formal strategy has been in place since 2005 as highlighted in the Comptroller and Auditors General's recent report on e-Government which shows significant wastage of taxpayers' moneys spent on e-Government projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2378/08]

Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Since the publication of the last action plan for the Information Society, there has been significant progress on a number of fronts, including eGovernment. Work is underway on the preparation of a new Knowledge Society Action Plan which will take account of developments since the last plan. This work is being coordinated by the Information Society Policy Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach who are taking inputs from other Government Departments and Offices.

The new plan will recognise that technology is a significant enabler of change and transformation and will contain a number of targeted initiatives to promote access to, create awareness of and encourage application and use of new technologies in society, government and business. In relation to technology in government, the new plan will take cognisance of the very positive impacts on public service delivery that have already been made in the many very successful projects, as well as having regard to the recommendations in the C&AG Report. The new plan will also take account of the review of Reach and the Public Services Broker, and the forthcoming OECD Review of the Public Service in Ireland, both of which have yet to be finalised.