Social Media

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2023

Thursday, 23 March 2023

Ceisteanna (211)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the protocols and-or guidelines she has issued in respect of the use of personal social media accounts by officials in her Department; the number of sanctions imposed by her Department on its own officials in the past ten years to date in respect of social media output by its officials, verbal, written or otherwise; if social media platforms are restricted on her Department’s network; if an application (details supplied) is available to use and-or download on to Departmental-issued mobile phones; and if not, if it is barred from use. [14522/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

As the Deputy will be aware my Department was established in its current configuration in September 2020. I am advised that all personnel are required to adhere to Departmental policies relevant to the use of the ICT infrastructure and social media on the Department’s IT networks.

Furthermore, I am advised that no sanctions have been applied to officials of the Department from that period in respect of their use of social media platforms.

In respect of the latter part of the Deputy’s question, I can confirm that my Department’s mobile phones are securely managed by a Mobile Device Management system that permits the use of designated work applications only in a containerised environment.