272 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the accumulated cost incurred by each Department, State Agency and local government of migrating to Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010; the future annual expenditure commitments for each Government Department, State Agency and Local Government in relation to the continued use of Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010; the cost benefit analysis carried out in each Government Department, State Agency and local government to establish whether upgrading Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 was a more cost effective option than migrating to open source alternatives such as Open Office; the total cost including staff costs of rolling out Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010 for each Government Department, State Agency and local government; the total cost of training staff in Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 for each Government Department, State Agency and local government; the alternatives, if any, that were examined prior to the decision to roll out Microsoft Office version 2007 and 2010 and the reason that they were discounted; his policy in relation to the use of open source software in the Public Sector here and if any public body can show the way in which they are making savings on software licensing by using open source alternatives rather than proprietary products. [29769/12]

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272 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the accumulated cost incurred by each Department, State Agency and local government of migrating to Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010; the future annual expenditure commitments for each Government Department, State Agency and Local Government in relation to the continued use of Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010; the cost benefit analysis carried out in each Government Department, State Agency and local government to establish whether upgrading Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 was a more cost effective option than migrating to open source alternatives such as Open Office; the total cost including staff costs of rolling out Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010 for each Government Department, State Agency and local government; the total cost of training staff in Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 for each Government Department, State Agency and local government; the alternatives, if any, that were examined prior to the decision to roll out Microsoft Office version 2007 and 2010 and the reason that they were discounted; his policy in relation to the use of open source software in the Public Sector here and if any public body can show the way in which they are making savings on software licensing by using open source alternatives rather than proprietary products. [29769/12]

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1. 19 June 2012

   Computerisation Programme

   272 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the accumulated cost incurred by each Department, State Agency and local government of migrating to Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010; the future annual expenditure commitments for each Government Department, State Agency and Local Government in relation to the continued use of Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010; the cost benefit analysis carried out in each Government Department, State Agency and local government to establish whether upgrading Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 was a more cost effective option than migrating to open source alternatives such as Open Office; the total cost including staff costs of rolling out Microsoft Office versions 2007 and 2010 for each Government Department, State Agency and local government; the total cost of training staff in Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 for each Government Department, State Agency and local government; the alternatives, if any, that were examined prior to the decision to roll out Microsoft Office version 2007 and 2010 and the reason that they were discounted; his policy in relation to the use of open source software in the Public Sector here and if any public body can show the way in which they are making savings on software licensing by using open source alternatives rather than proprietary products. [29769/12]

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