Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
310. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and any Minister of State under his Department use a personal e-mail account for work purposes; the security controls that are in place for the use of personal e-mail accounts for Department related business; if his Department has a policy on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5247/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy may wish to note that my official business is carried out in the main through secure official email accounts. As confirmed previously, I have occasionally used my personal Gmail account for official correspondence. There is currently no policy preventing members of Government from using personal accounts for official business. However this situation is under review and I intend to follow any recommendations emerging from that review. Minister of State Doyle conducts official business through his secure official email accounts.
