Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 May 2023
134. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to state security services, in light of information outlined in a media report. [25380/23]
View answerIt is currently against my Department’s Internet Content Policy, which sets out which sites/applications can be accessed from official Departmental devices, to access the sites/applications from the company in question. In addition the Department requires all users of our official devices to exercise appropriate discretion in their use in compliance with our policies in relation to appropriate use of technology and the Civil Service Code of Conduct.
