Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she and any Minister of State in her Department uses a personal e-mail account for work purposes; the security controls that are in place relating to the use of personal e-mail accounts for Department related business; if her Department has a policy on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5258/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy will wish to be aware that access for all staff to web based emails is restricted by security infrastructure deployed by the Department of Justice and Equality. The Department provides a secure remote access service to staff who require access to Departmental systems including emails outside of work hours.
Both Minister of State Stanton and I use our Departmental email addresses to conduct official business related to our roles. In addition, we also operate Oireachtas email accounts which are primarily used by our constituency offices. However, like most people, we also have personal email accounts and have on a small number of occasions in the past used these addresses in relation to our work.
