Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
139. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he or any Minister of State in his Department uses a personal e-mail account for work purposes; the security controls that are in place relating to the use of personal e-mail accounts for Department related business; if his Department has a policy on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5252/17]
View answerNon-sensitive official information has been sent to my personal email address on occasion in the past. Material was usually sent to my personal email where I was not accompanied by a member of staff, and where there was an urgent need to communicate information to me, often in advance of media appearances. The use of a personal email address is no longer necessary as a private Department of Education and Skills email address has been installed on my various mobile devices.
The Minister of State in my Department does not use a personal email for work purposes.
