Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
660. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [9394/24]
View answerMy Department operates its IT infrastructure in cooperation with the Department of Education on a Shared Services basis. The Department of Education is the lead partner for the provision of IT services for both Departments and has advised that a number of robust processes and procedures are in place to enhance and protect the security of its data centres and these processes are reviewed on a regular basis.
For operational and security reasons, my Department and the Department of Education have 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 at the link, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with his query.
