Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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105. To ask the Taoiseach if the gov.ie website is co-ordinated by his Department; if it is the Government Information Service or the Strategic Communications Unit that is responsible for same; the cost of same; the maintenance costs; his plans to maintain the taoiseach.gov.ie and merrionstreet.ie websites in addition to this site; and the way in which each of these sites are being managed. [8119/18]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The gov.iewebsite is not coordinated by my Department. The gov.iewebsite is managed by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). It is planned that later in the year Government Department websites will begin migration to gov.ie.Once my Department has been migrated to gov.ie, taoiseach.gov.ie will no longer be maintained. Merrionstreet.ie will continue in its role as the Irish Government news service. The Strategic Communications Unit is working with OGCIO on the gov.ie migration project, as part of its broader remit to streamline Government communications.