Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 September 2018
121. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if he will publish these emails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38563/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm that neither myself, nor my special advisers, have used a private email account for official business.
An official email account is provided to all officials in my Department for use in all official email correspondence. In addition, employees provide a private email address to the National Shared Services Office to allow for direct communication with the individual in relation to their own individual HR and payroll matters. This is to facilitate communication in circumstances where an employee may be on leave or absent due to illness.
