Govt sponsored websites that do the same thing.

I work in a web based business so I see a lot of these. Pretty bad offenders being anything Health or Broadband orientated but this one just takes the biscuit.

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Greenbusiness.ie is a new free service being launched under the National Waste Prevention Programme to help all types of small to medium businesses and enterprises. The aim of the initiative is to deliver substantive results and savings on resource efficiency; through waste prevention and minimisation and reduction in energy and water consumption.

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SEI assists small and medium enterprises that are keen to take action to save energy but are unsure where to start.

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By definition, by duplicating something that was already provided this website is an example of waste. That it's taxpayers money that is being wasted and not 5 volts of electricity is merely semantics.

I thought in the current fiscal environment and in light of the [broken link removed] vs Citizens Information http://www.independent.ie/national-news/euro500000-state-website-found-to-be-a-duplicate-1308893.html (fiasco)we'd be seeing a lot less of this nonsense.

Perhaps its time for a quick email to the C&AG or Dept. of Finance pointing this out to them?

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Perhaps its time for a quick email to the C&AG or Dept. of Finance pointing this out to them?

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yeah, but on which website?

What I want to know is why is there only one Competition Authority!

YOBR said:

Perhaps its time for a quick email to the C&AG or Dept. of Finance pointing this out to them?

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I'm not sure that this would have much effect. Maybe some embarrassing questions from a journo or an opposition TD might get some profile on the issue?