John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of all websites under his remit; the annual cost of maintaining each website; the average number of hits per month on each site for the past year; his views on whether these websites can be rationalised to bring about cost savings without compromising e-Government objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37947/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I have set out in tabular form below the websites which come directly under the remit of my Department, based on the most up to date data which is readily to hand. The rationale for, and the means of delivery of such websites is regularly reviewed. Part of the reform of the employment rights bodies, which I announced last July, will involve the development and publication of a single website to provide information and assistance to employers, employees and other interested parties to replace the websites currently operated by the Employment Appeals Tribunal, Equality Tribunal, Labour Court, Labour Relations Commission and National Employment Rights Authority.

My Department is also in the process of implementing a Website Content Management System within the Department. This will provide an infrastructure to allow for a more integrated approach to website management and hosting in the future. It is envisaged that, as websites are redeveloped, they would migrate to this new infrastructure.

*These websites are required under EU legislation and EU administration cooperation mechanisms.