Data Centres

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Questions (238)

Cormac Devlin

Question:

238. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the location of the data centre or centres used by her Department; the reason it was chosen; the distance it is from her Department’s offices; if he will identify the centres used by each agency under her Department’s aegis; and the distance these data centres are to their offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9389/24]

Written answers

Minister for Education

My Department has a number of robust processes and procedures in place to enhance and protect the security of its data centres and these are reviewed on a regular basis.

For operational and security reasons, my Department has been previously advised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) not to disclose details of systems and processes which could in any way compromise my Department’s information security posture.  In particular, it is not considered appropriate to disclose any information, which might assist malicious actors to identify potential vulnerabilities or to disclose operational security matters.

The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the following table, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with his query.

Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Education as at 6 November 2023
Name of Body	Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas	Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members
An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachtaagus Gaelscolaíochta	[e-mail]	[e-mail]
Educational Research Centre	[e-mail]	[e-mail]
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment	[e-mail]	[e-mail]
State Examinations Commission	[e-mail]	[e-mail]
The Teaching Council	[e-mail]	[e-mail]
National Council for Special Education	[e-mail]	[e-mail] and [e-mail]
Residential Institutions Statutory Fund – Caranua	[e-mail]	[e-mail]