Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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101. To ask the Taoiseach the cost of the research survey for the perceptions of government; the timeframe for the completion of the survey. [45851/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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102. To ask the Taoiseach the external company undertaking an audit of his departmental website; the cost of the audit; and the timeframe for its completion. [45867/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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104. To ask the Taoiseach the meetings of the strategic communications unit he or his departmental officials attended; and the date and location of each such meeting. [45999/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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105. To ask the Taoiseach the last time his Department's website was revamped or remodelled; the cost of same; and if he or his departmental officials have been consulted regarding creating one stand alone online government portal website. [46016/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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106. To ask the Taoiseach the investment in his Department’s website since 2011 including total associated costs incurred. [46033/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 101, 102 and 104 to 106, inclusive, together.

The cost of the insight and market research contract is estimated at €130,000 ex vat. As stated in the RFT, Phase 1 of the research should be available in early 2018, the research will be published when available.

There is no external company undertaking an audit of my department's website.

The last time my Department's website was revamped or remodelled was in 2013 at a cost of €9,014.50. The total cost of investment in my Department’s website since 2011 is €49,257.33.

As part of the Government's eGovernment strategy 2017- 2020 the Office of the 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. This work, which began at beginning of this year is ongoing and will involve the rationalisation of existing Government websites and online services over time. This project will be managed and developed by existing resources within the civil service.

I meet with the Director of the Strategic Communications Unit as part of a sub group of the Civil Service management board on a regular basis. The Strategic Communications Unit is a unit within my Department and, therefore, meets with Departmental officials on a regular and ongoing basis.