John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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346. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the apps her Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5465/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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My Department is currently carrying out some exploratory work in relation to the development of Apps to be deployed in the future. At present the only App which has been deployed by my Department in the past three years is as follows:

This app was originally developed by FÁS. My Department assumed responsibility for it on the transfer of the FÁS Employment Services to my Department in January 2012. The details provided refer to a contract placed for the further development and updating of the app as a result of a competitive tender process in 2013. Information is currently being gathered in relation to apps developed in agencies under the control of the Department. This information will be sent to the Deputy as soon as it is available.