John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government 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. [37943/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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A list of websites under my Department's remit is set out below. Information regarding the annual cost of maintaining each website and the average number of hits per month on each site for the past year is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. My Department keeps under review the necessity for maintaining separate websites and consolidates related websites where appropriate with a view to achieving cost savings without compromising the level of service provided.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed savings that have been made by him since his appointment; the value of these proposed savings and the amount of the savings that have been achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37967/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-16: Medium Term Exchequer Framework, published by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 10 November 2011, sets out the scale and sectoral allocation of Exchequer capital funding over the coming years. The capital investment allocated to my Department in the framework is as follows:

This investment will allow progress to continue to be made across the capital programmes for which my Department is responsible, including housing, water services, rural development, fire, libraries and other services. The capital provision in my Department's Vote for 2011 is €1048m.

Information in relation to current expenditure savings will be made available next week in the context of Budget 2012 and associated announcements.