Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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444. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been consulted regarding the prospect of a single website being established for the Government; if such a move would entail the transfer of passport information from his Department; the estimated cost of such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45738/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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As part of the eGovernment strategy 2017- 2020, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has been working on the development of a Digital Service Gateway - a single digital point where citizens can easily access information about the Government services that are available to them. My understanding is that this work, which began earlier this year, is ongoing but we have not yet been formally consulted on the detail of the project. This project will be managed and developed by existing resources within the Civil Service.

As the Deputy may be aware, the Department launched its online passport renewal service in March of this year, through which over 87,000 passports have been issued to date. Adults wishing to renew their passports are encouraged to apply online at .