Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; if, as a major funding contributor to this organisation he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19475/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the Government's support for Irish communities abroad, funding has been provided, under the Emigrant Support Programme, for a number of Comhaltas led projects in Britain and the United States. The following table summarises the funding over the past five years.

As no Emigrant Support Programme funding is provided to Comhaltas projects in Ireland, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the matter referred to by the Deputy.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid in each of the past five years in respect of IT Services supplied to his Department, in tabular form; the nature of the service provided; if there were tenders sought for each such contract; the successful company or person; the number of staff employed in his Department's IT sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/10]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The table below sets out details of expenditure on IT services supplied to my Department over the period requested by the Deputy. In the time available it is not possible to break this down by year between companies. However, also included below is a table of the main companies who have provided the Department with IT services from 2006 to date.

The IT Services included in the above relate to new systems and application development projects, website related services, systems support and maintenance, consultancy services, outsourcing, and, managed and external service provision. In the case of some of the services provided, expenditure will also have related to additional items, such as software licensing, which it is not possible to separate from the overall total. My Department complies with appropriate national and EU procurement regulations and requirements for the provision of such services.

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19476/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The table below sets out the grants paid by my Department on each project under the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Capital Development Programme in each of the last five years.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount paid in each of the past five years in respect of IT Services supplied to her Department, in tabular form; the nature of the service provided; if there were tenders sought for each such contract; the successful company or person; the number of staff employed in her Department's IT sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19527/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: National Archives

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Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, as a major funding contributor to an organisation (details supplied) he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19476/10]

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; if, as a major funding contributor to this organisation he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute which was the subject of a review by his Department in 2009; the progress that has been made by him in resolving this serious issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos 197 and 198 together.

The following table outlines the payments made by my Department to the organisation referred to by the Deputy in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, as well as the approved allocation for 2010.

* This figure includes an additional €27,600 in respect of the first regional centre.

**This figure includes funding in respect of the two regional centres, which was subsumed into the core funding in 2010.

With regard to the dispute referred to, the Deputy will be aware that my Department has been engaged in discussions with those involved in this issue to explore the scope for engagement by them, under the auspices of an agreed independent person, in relation to the matters involved, with a view to resolution of the dispute. These discussions are continuing but remain at a sensitive stage.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount paid in each of the past five years in respect of IT services supplied to his Department, in tabular form; the nature of the service provided; if there were tenders sought for each such contract; the successful company or person; the number of staff employed in his Department's IT sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19515/10]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's records indicate that the amounts paid for IT services in each of the past five years are as shown in the table below. These relate to IT maintenance, support, development and associated services. My Department follows the normal public procurement procedures in all such cases, including the seeking of tenders where applicable.

There are currently 10 staff employed in the IT section of my Department across 3 locations – Tubbercurry, Dublin and na Forbacha.