Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of Government websites operated by her Department including agencies under her Department; the cost of maintenance of these websites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22428/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The annual cost of maintaining my Department's website is approximately €21,000. This figure includes a contribution, which was €6,929 in 2009, to the Local Government Computer Services Board (LGCSB) for hosting the website. To expedite claims and streamline the application process for the Energy Efficiency Scheme announced in May 2009 (this scheme is now closed) a new website www.energyeducation.ie was developed in partnership with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. The annual cost of this website for both hosting and domain name registration is €78.53.

The European Social Funds Unit which was a Unit within the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (D/ETI) has transferred to my Department since early May. There is an associated website, www.esf.ie, which currently resides on the D/ETI website server. The total costs in 2009 were €5,209 and the costs to date in 2010 are €950. Issues in relation to the number and costs of websites operated by agencies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for each agency and the information is not collated centrally. If the Deputy has a particular aegis body in mind, my officials will obtain the relevant details and communicate them to the Deputy.