Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
468. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the location of the data centre or centres used by his Department; the reason it was chosen; the distance it is from his Department’s offices; if he will identify the centres used by each agency under his Department’s aegis; and the distance these data centres are to their offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9397/24]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is guided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and by the National Cyber Security Centre on ICT policy, security, and infrastructure matters. The OGCIO implements a multi-layered approach to protecting ICT systems, infrastructures, and services. For operational and security reasons, the NCSC has advised not to disclose details of systems, processes or infrastructure which could in any way compromise those efforts. It is not considered appropriate to disclose information which might assist bad actors to identify potential vulnerabilities in departmental operational arrangements. Therefore, it is not considered appropriate to disclose these arrangements and DCEDIY does not comment on specific operational matters.
