Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the business object model implementation, BOMi, system within her Department is sufficiently accurate in its calculations; the procedures in place to assess the information inputted into BOMi; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49243/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Business Object Model Implementation (BOMi) system is my Departments primary modern technology platform for processing claims and payments across all schemes. The BOMi system has issued payments to customers of my Department from 2013 to date.

Accuracy of BOMi system calculations is achieved through the adoption of key measures that are built into every part of the system.

A comprehensive quality assurance process is in place to ensure that software based calculations performed by BOMi systems are accurate. This process involves multiple phases of system, user acceptance and regression testing prior to implementation of each software release. Testing phases are supported by a very large suite of automated tests which are constantly updated. Representatives of each business area also participate in a rigorous end-to-end acceptance test prior to each software release.

To further ensure accuracy of information, access to input data on BOMi system is controlled by role based security and only Officers assigned with the appropriate role can enter data on BOMi. All accesses to the BOMi system and all updates to the data therein, are recorded and are audited.

All aspects of the BOMi system - including system processes, operating procedures and information accuracy are also subject to regular independent audits.