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NEW ECABINET UP AND RUNNING
Officially launched on 15 July by Minister Mary Hanafin, the new eCabinet system — Phase 1 — is now up and running. Full electronic Cabinet administration is now a reality. Every Government department can now electronically process documentation for Cabinet, from start to finish, starting with the initial draft of a proposal (“Memo”) for Government. The system is an innovative one. It facilitates the internal review and sign-off process within the sponsoring department and secure electronic consultation between departments, right through to submission of the resulting memorandum to Government. Significant benefits are already being felt by departments using the system, according to Cabinet Secretariat Manager Gary Davis. One department recently saved itself having to copy and manually deliver almost 10,000 pages of documentation associated with a legislation memorandum. Phase 2 is well advanced and will include briefing facilities for Ministers and a choice of single-page Memo overview formats for Cabinet Ministers. This will enable the quick absorption of key information. It is then planned to deploy the system permanently to the Cabinet table. www.taoiseach.gov.ie