Written answers
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Websites
2:30 pm
Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 904: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the number and cost of each website that falls under his remit; the number of unique visitors per month to each website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48200/10]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in relation to websites operated by my Department and by bodies/agencies funded from its Vote Group is set out in the table below.
In cases where information in relation to the number of unique visitors to certain sites could not be compiled in the time provided, arrangements are in hand for the relevant information to be provided directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
| Entity | Website(s) | Website operated by | Annual cost of maintenance | Unique Visitors per Month |
| Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (DCEGA) The combined hosting cost for the websites presently hosted by my Department, www.pobail.ie, www.dormantaccounts.ie, , www.socialinclusion.ie and www.combatpoverty.ie for 2010 was â¬21,896. | www.pobail.ie | DCEGA | â¬9,341 | 2,813 |
| www.socialinclusion.ie | 3,466 | |||
| www.combatpoverty.ie | 7,775 | |||
| Dormant Accounts Board | www.dormantaccounts.ie | DCEGA | â¬4,029 | Figures will be available from Jan 2011 onwards |
| Office of Charitable Donations and Bequests | www.charitycommissioners.ie | Office of Charitable Donations and Bequests | â¬234 | 736 |
| National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) | www.nacd.ie | NACD | â¬7,562 | 2,064 |
| Family Support Agency | www.fsa.ie | Family Support Agency | â¬5,883 | 4,198 |
| Oifig Choimisinéir na dTeangacha Oifigiúla | www.coimisineir.ie | Oifig Choimisinéir na dTeangacha Oifigiúla | â¬1,319 | 8,243 |
| Ãdarás na Gaeltachta | www.udaras.ie | Ãdarás na Gaeltachta | â¬3,920 | 1,020 |
| www.gaelsaoire.ie | â¬3,920 | Gaelsaoire website under redevelopment - due to go live next month | ||
| Waterways Ireland The amount of â¬17,000 represents a contract for an integrated service which includes, amongst other things, line rentals, server maintenance and hosting. It would be impractical to analyse the separate parts as it was tendered as a package and not on the basis of individual items. The figure of 1,463,703 represents average number of "Website Hits" per month, which is an industry standard benchmark for website performance. | www.waterwaysireland.org | Waterways Ireland | â¬17,000 | 1,463,703 |
| Western Development Commission | www.wdc.ie | Western Development Commission | â¬3,000 | 10,897 |
| www.lookwest.ie | 20,715 | |||
| Foras na Gaeilge | www.gaeilge.ie | Foras na Gaeilge | â¬1,787 This figure includes the cost of hosting both Colmcille sites as those costs could not be broken out of the overall maintenance fee. | 5,025 |
| www.foclóir.ie | 1,330 | |||
| www.colmcille.org www.colmcille.net is the principal site for the Colmcille tripartite initiative while www.colmcille.org is a site devoted to the flagship project mapping Slà Colmcille / Colmcille Way. Statistics for these sites are not to hand but will be available shortly. | Not presently available | |||
| www.colmcille.net | ||||
| www.webdante.net This specialist website was established mid-2010 in connection with the major new English Irish dictionary project. While statistics are not being compiled at present, it is intended to commence that activity shortly. | Not presently available | |||
| The Ulster-Scots Agency/Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch | www.ulsterscotsagency.com | Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch | £414 | 2,300 |
| www.1718migration.org.uk | £33 | 20-30 | ||
| www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com | £33 | 20-30 | ||
| www.ulstervirginia.com | £33 | 20-30 | ||
| www.brucerathlin1307.com | £33 | 20-30 | ||
| www.plantationofulster.org | £33 | 20-30 | ||
| National Disability Authority | www.nda.ie | NDA | â¬6,535 | 4,305 The figure of 4,305 is the average number of unique visitors per month to the www.nda.ie site between 1 October 2009 and 31 March 2010. |
| www.universaldesign.ie | Not available | |||
| Irish Human Rights Commission | www.ihrc.ie | IHRC | â¬850 â¬850 is the maintenance cost for the website, www.ihrc.ie, for 2009 â the latest figures available for the IHRC. | 2,059 The figure of 2,059 is the average number of unique visitors per month to the www.ihrc.ie site for 2010. |
| Equality Authority | www.equality.ie | Equality Authority | â¬6,240 | 24,358 The home page of the Equality Authority website was visited 146,148 times between 1st July 2010 and 31st December 2010. This figure equates to an average number of 24,358 per month. |
| Equality Tribunal | www.equalitytribunal.ie | Equality Tribunal | â¬3,569 | 15,588 |
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