Written answers
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Department of Finance
Departmental Communications
5:00 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Government websites operated by his Department including agencies under his Department; the cost of maintenance of these websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22431/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables list the information requested by the Deputy both in relation to my own Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department.
Department of Finance
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.finance.gov.ieDepartment of Finance web site | €5,800 (exclusive of VAT) for 2009. |
| www.training.gov.ieprovides information in relation to training matters | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.ppp.gov.ieGovernment Public Private Partnership (PPP) websiteprovides a central point of access to the Public-Private Partnership process in Ireland. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.decentralisation.gov.ieProvides information in relation to decentralisation programme announced in December 2003. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.peerreview.gov.ieProvides information in relation to the Peer Review Process and how it is to be applied to major ICT projects in the Irish public sector | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.search.gov.iesearch engine for information on the Irish Government | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.psi.gov.ieThis portal contains links to all specified bodies in Ireland which have obligations under Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the re-use of public sector information. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.cpmr.gov.ieThe Committee for Public Management Research sponsors research on issues of relevance to the development and management of the Irish Civil and wider Public Service | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.cspvg.gov.ieProvides information on the Civil Service Performance Verification Group. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.cseas.gov.ieProvides information on matters relating to the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.constructionprocurement.gov.ieProvides information on Construction Procurement | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.foi.gov.ieProvides information on Freedom of Information Matters. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.bankinginquiry.gov.ieDealing with banking inquiry | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.benchmarking.gov.ieDeals with benchmarking body | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.cmo.gov.ieRelates to the Office of the Chief Medical Officer | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.disability.gov.ieProvides information about the policies and the range of networks that are in place to promote and support the employment of persons with disabilities in the Civil Service | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.ictprocurement.gov.ieInformation Communication Technology Procurement Website | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.reviewbody.gov.ieDeals with the Review Body on Higher Remuneration | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.taxcommission.ieCommission on Taxation web site | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.cspensions.gov.ieIrish Civil Service Pensions Information Centre Website. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.epronet.gov.ieDeals with eProcurement Network Information | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.gov.ieHolds various information on Irish State | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.personnelcode.gov.ieHolds information on Personnel Code & Circulars | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.budget.gov.ieProvides information on the Budget | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.ndp.ieHolds Information in relation to Irelands National Development Plan. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
| www.cstdc.gov.ieHolds information and services on the Civil Service Training and Development Centre including e-learning courses and electronic workspaces to support the work of various networks and task forces. | €0 – Hosted and Maintained in-house |
Valuation Office
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.valoff.ieIt provides information and online services to the general public and to all Local Authorities | There are no set annual maintenance costs associated with this web site |
Public Appointments Service
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.publicjobs.ieIs a portal to a fully intergrated recruitment service in regard to jobs in the public service | 2009 Annual hardware maintenance on 4 web servers : €40802008/09 Windows Server Enterprise 2003 : €1832 |
Revenue Commissioners
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.revenue.iewww.ros.iewww.payeanytime.iewww.paye-anytime.ieProvision of tax & customs information and secure online services such as filing tax returns, making tax payments, checking liabilities, claiming tax credits. | These websites are developed, maintained and hosted internally by Revenue. Individual components of the website, as with all equipment and software, are subject to maintenance and licence fees, payable to 3rd party suppliers. Some of these costs include usage elsewhere in Revenue e.g. storage costs. The maintenance costs listed here, which include VAT, are directly attributable to the ongoing operation of the Revenue websites.· Firewalls - €10,000· Public Key Infrastructure - €210,000· Servers - €165,000· Application Server software - €53,000· SSL certificates - €11,000· Domain name registration incl. "blocked" URLs - €500. Development tools - €32,000 |
Commission for Public Service Appointments
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.cpsa.ieProvides service information about the Commission for Public Service Appointments to our customers , to enhance Customer Service and to increase public awareness of the Commission | €350 (approx) per annum. |
Office of the Ombudsman
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.oic.gov.iewebsite of the office of the Information Commissionerwww.ombudsman.gov.ieWebsite of the Office of the Ombudsmanwww.ocei.gov.ieWebsite of the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Informationwww.sipo.gov.ieWebsite of the Standards in Public Office Commission | €8,800 in respect of the four web sites |
National Treasury Management Agency
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.NTMA.ieProvides information on The National Treasury Management Agencywww.NPRF.ieProvides information on the National Pensions Reserve Fundwww.Stateclaims.ieProvides information on State Claims Agency.www.NDFA.ieProvides information on The National Development Finance Agency.www.NAMA.ieProvides information on the National Asset Management Agency. | The cost of maintaining, operating and monitoring the five NTMA web sites is €2,457 per annum |
Special EU Programmes Body
| Web address and Function | Maintenance costs |
| www.seupb.orgProvides information on the Special EU Programmes Body | The Annual Costs of maintaining the SEUPB website are negligible. Any costs incurred relate to the registration of the necessary domain names which are outlined below. Information updates to the website are completed in house.Domain Name Annual Cost (£).ie £44.00 +VAT.eu £14.99 + VAT.org £34.98 + VATTotal cost £93.97 + VATThe Department of Finance (DoF) pays 50% these costs. |
I have been informed by the Office of Public Works that they are in the process of collating the information requested by the Deputy and will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as this process is completed.
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