Written answers

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Departmental Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 325: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of full-time specialists who have been procured through open recruitment in the area of information technology procurement and capital project evaluation and management; and the number of IT procurement specialists who have been seconded between the public and private sectors, as proposed by her as part of the improved value from capital projects. [6009/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has a number of internal staff who are qualified and experienced in the area of information technology procurement. These staff have successfully procured and delivered a substantial number of large ICT capital projects; examples include the Single Payment Scheme and the Animal Health Computer System. Consequently, my Department had no vacancies for a full-time specialist in the area of information technology procurement, nor have any IT procurement specialists been seconded between my Department and the private sector. With regard to evaluation and management of capital projects, no full-time specialists have been recruited into my Department, nor have any such specialists been seconded between my Department and the private sector.

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