Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount provided under the capital plan for the information technology infrastructure across his Department; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19288/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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€1.22 million in capital funding was allocated to ICT for this Department in 2017. To-date, €48,700 has been spent.

€7.3 million in capital funding was allocated to the Passport Service for 2017. To date €250,031 has been spent.

My Department has made considerable progress in the provision of a global ICT infrastructure to underpin the provision of its services. The Passport Reform programme, including the recent launch of an On-line Application service, will continue to provide major enhancements in the quality of Passport Services for Irish citizens.