Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 571: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of IT equipment; the efforts that are being undertaken to ensure value for money and cost reductions in this regard; if there are budgets and procedures in place for the purchasing of IT equipment for each State agency under his remit for 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23444/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The IT budget for my Department was €4.291m in 2010 and is €4.533m in 2011. My Department constantly seeks to ensure that value for money and cost reductions are obtained. In this regard, my Department complies fully with appropriate national and EU procurement rules and also avails of centrally negotiated procurement framework agreements in areas such as telephony and desktop equipment.

Information in relation to the management of IT budgets by public bodies under the remit of my Department is a matter for the bodies themselves. Such bodies are, of course, required to comply with the appropriate national and EU procurement rules.