Written answers
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Department of Defence
Departmental Projects
Cathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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240. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe by which they expected to be completed; by project; by year; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22937/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The following table lists the IT projects undertaken by my Department in the years 2020 to date, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1million;
| Project/Year | Purpose | Initial estimate € (Ex. VAT) | Spend to date * € (Ex. VAT) | Estimated cost to complete€ (Ex. VAT) | Estimated total contract cost€ (Ex. VAT) | Estimate time to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Applications Stabilisation Programme – 2021 - 2025 | Programme included an upgrade of infrastructure in our data centres, upgrade of our financial applications, introduction of a new Business Intelligence tool and a new Identity Access Management solution. | 9,782,796 | 6,803,850 | 296,150 | 7,100,000 | Upgrades competed in 2023. On-going support and maintenance continues |
| Civil Defence Volunteer & Equipment Management System (VEMS) – 2021 - 2029 | New VEMS application manages registration of volunteers, Garda vetting, volunteer training, competencies, deployments, equipment maintenance and ordering stock. The system includes an online portal for volunteers | 1,770,000 | 1,250,144 | 519,856 | 1,770,000 | Application went live in 2023. On-going support and maintenance continues |
* Expenditure includes hardware, software, installation, development, training, licensing, support and maintenance costs
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