Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 582: To ask the Minister for Defence the savings that have been made in his Department through the use of open source software packages and generic consumables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39918/10]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The only open source software in use in the Department of Defence is a package called Linux. This is an operating system and has been in use for over 7 years on our MIF (Management Information Framework) servers. It is not possible to quantify how much of a saving has been made through the use of this software. The Department does not currently use generic consumables. The use of generic toner cartridges has been tried in the past, however the results were mixed and consequently there were no reportable savings.