Data Centres

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Questions (325)

Cormac Devlin

Question:

325. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection 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 she 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. [9393/24]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

Data stored by the department is stored electronically on our internal ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) systems located in secure, department owned and operated, data centres.

The Deputy will understand that it is not the practice, for sound operational and security reasons, to disclose the detail of these locations.