Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
271. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he and any Minister of State in his Department use a personal e-mail account for work purposes; the security controls in place relating to the use of personal e-mail accounts for Department related business; if his Department has a policy on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5256/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAll Ministers at my Department conduct official business through official Department of Health secure email accounts. The Department's ICT Acceptable Usage Policy states that users may not transmit sensitive or classified information using third party email services. Access to webmail services is not permitted from the Department's network. The Ministers of State do not use personal email accounts for work purposes. I have on rare occasions used my gmail account. While a review is underway, there is currently no policy preventing members of Government using personal accounts.
