Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of laptops in use in his Department; the number of tablets in use in his Department; the number of the laptops in use that are due to be upgraded this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17568/12]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The Department has 76 laptops and 11 tablet devices available for use. These numbers do not include laptops which are used by staff of the Department's Heritage Division but which are assets of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. The latter provides ICT services for the Heritage Division by agreement between both Departments. The Department does not intend at this juncture to carry out a systematic upgrade of its stock of laptops. As and when laptops become faulty, a decision is made as to whether it is more economical to repair or to replace the device.