Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to his Department of implementing the payroll system within his Department and within bodies under his Department's aegis for each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 in tabular readable form. [17716/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department did not implement a payroll system in the years 2004 to date in 2008. However within the period in question my Department paid €613, 000 in relation to training, upgrades and maintenance of the Department's payroll systems. In relation to the agencies under the remit of my Department the Public Appointments Service incurred an implementation cost of €3,000 in relation to a payroll system introduced in 2004 to pay selection board members. In relation to the Valuation Office, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Office of the Revenue Commissioners some €574,000 has been paid in the period 2004 to 2008 towards enhancing and maintaining their payroll systems. I have been informed by the Office of Public works that they incurred costs of €274,000 in relation to hardware, licensing, upgrades and maintenance in relation to their payroll system for the years 2004 to date in 2008.