Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2022
266. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the proportion of his Department’s IT data that is stored in the cloud; the proportion of the data held by all agencies and subsidiaries of his Department in the cloud; if this represents an improvement; if so, the development that has been made towards cloud storage since 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51196/22]
View answerThe Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) provides ICT services for my Department. The OGCIO produced a Cloud Computing Advice Note in October 2019 which moved the overall debate on the use of cloud from whether to move to cloud, to what, how and when to move to cloud. The focus of my Department and those of the State Agencies under my remit is on using cloud to deliver efficient digital services and where appropriate, use the cloud for the storage of data, in line with Data Protection guidance.
