Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the introduction of cloud computing and other emerging information technology systems for use in Government services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18655/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently engaged in research and conducting trials with a number of major international ICT companies to determine Cloud Computing approaches appropriate for public service data and applications. That research is also examining commercial models to ensure that any adoption of Cloud Computing by public bodies provides compelling value-for-money. The Department also intends to work on the Implementation Group recently announced by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.