Value for Money and Policy Review
Maintenance of the electronic Irish Statute
Book (eISB)
February, 2009
Value for Money and Policy Review
Maintenance of the electronic Irish Statute Book
Contents
Executive Summary.............................................................................................. 1
1.
Introduction .............................................................................................. 4
2.
Rationale and Continued Relevance............................................................. 10
3.
Outputs Produced and Resources Consumed ................................................ 16
4.
Effectiveness and Impact........................................................................... 27
5.
Potential Performance Indicators ................................................................ 35
6.
Conclusions and Recommendations............................................................. 37
Appendix 1: What is the ‘Irish Statute Book’?......................................................... 43
Appendix 2: eISB Programme Logic Model ............................................................. 46
Appendix 3: Website Traffic Reports...................................................................... 47
Appendix 4: Questionnaire Results........................................................................ 52
Appendix 5: Provison of Electronic Legislation in British Columbia, Canada ................. 56
Value for Money and Policy Review
Maintenance of the electronic Irish Statute Book
Executive Summary
This Report is a review of the maintenance of the electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)
that has been conducted under the provisions of the Value for Money and Policy Review
(VFMPR) Initiative.
The Value for Money and Policy Review Initiative (formerly the Expenditure Review
Initiative) was launched in 1997 and forms part of the modernisation of public
administration in Ireland under