Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of external reports and reviews commissioned by State agencies and boards under his remit in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; if he will name each report and review; the spending on external reports and reviews in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43510/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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In addition to the information provided to the Deputy in Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 11 November 2010, details of the following external reports or reviews commissioned by State Agencies or Boards under the remit of my Department are set out below: Reports / reviews commissioned in 2008 - Report following technical evaluation of tenders for a new Local Area Network for the Property Registration Authority (PRA) - Technical study of consolidation and virtualisation of the PRA's computer environment - Report relating to long-term storage and management of PRA paper records - Report following audit and compliance review of PRA Software Licence regime - Report relating to Disaster Recovery Planning for PRA Computer sites - Risk Assessment Report and IT Risk Assessment Report - Legal Aid Board - Quality Assurance Review and Analysis of all Member's Decisions - Refugee Appeals Tribunal - Report on the "Needs and Concerns of Victims of Crime in Ireland" prepared by University College Cork for the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime

Reports / Reviews commissioned in 2009

- Report providing technical advice prior to tender and technical evaluation of Tenders for new telephone system for the PRA

Reports / reviews commissioned in 2010

- Technical report regarding replacement of existing Document Imaging system in the PRA

- Technical advice for procurement of new computer network for the PRA's Roscommon office including assistance with preparation of Invitation to Tender and report following evaluation of technical aspect of bids

- Quality Assurance Review of Member's Decisions Focused on High Court Jurisprudence - Refugee Appeals Tribunal

- Management Report on the 'Court Support Services' - Voluntary organisation providing support to victims of crime

Total spending on the above reports and reviews was €171,000 in 2008 and €6,000 in 2009. Details of the amount expected for all of 2010 will not be available until early next year.