Written answers

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Departmental Websites

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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1313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the last time his Department's website was revamped or remodelled; the cost of same; if he or his Department officials have been consulted regarding creating one stand-alone online government portal website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46012/17]

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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My Department’s website, www.housing.gov.ie,was redesigned and relaunched on 22 February 2016. The costs incurred are as follows:

Description Cost (incl. VAT)
Website redevelopment €56,427.00
Hosting (2016/2017) €7694.88
Hosting (2017/2018) €7694.88
Support/Maintenance €14,034.81
Total €85,851.57

Expenditure under the heading of 'Support/Maintenance' includes additional costs arising from the restructuring of my Department on two occasions since the new website was introduced necessitating the extraction of several suites of information from the website.

As part of the Government's eGovernment strategy 2017- 2020, I understand that 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.

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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1314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the investment in his Department’s website since 2011, including total associated costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46029/17]

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

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