Departmental Records

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 February 2017

Thursday, 23 February 2017

Ceisteanna (197)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

197. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per year for the past three years for the storage of data and-or files on cloud storage or third-party servers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9403/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

Expenditure to date on cloud computing since its adoption by my Department in 2015, has amounted to €24,699 (exclusive of VAT). No other costs were incurred by my Department in the past three years, in respect of third-party data or file storage.