James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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336. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26591/25]

James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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337. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26609/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 337 together.

My Department is a client of the Build to Share (BTS) Managed Desktop Service provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel and Teams are all included in the user productivity suite of services provided to all staff in my Department on their corporate desktop.

As part of the BTS service, we currently use Microsoft Windows version 10 (with plans in place by the OGCIO to upgrade to Microsoft Windows version 11 in the coming months), Microsoft Word for Office 365 and Microsoft Excel for Office 365.

James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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338. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cloud services currently being used by her Department, by name and version; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26627/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department utilises a range of enterprise cloud services, including Microsoft Azure, Miro, Bluebeam, ARC GIS and Adobe Creative Cloud, all of which are at an appropriate current version. These services assist our staff in tasks such as collaboration, recording of spatial data, data visualisation, design and database hosting.

James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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339. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26645/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not actively use IBM Lotus notes having changed its primary email platform to Microsoft Outlook in 2019.

However, my Department currently uses a Lotus Notes database that is hosted on Department of Justice's network and accessed via Citrix.