Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

The Department has taken a number of initiatives. Since 2004, presentations have been given to more than 1,200 departmental staff, including 600 in the past 12 months. An Internet site is being developed to support staff in protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Department's business information. The Department regularly produces posters on information security for distribution and display in its offices and to date in 2007 two such campaigns have been completed. Articles on information security and data protection are published regularly in the Department's social affairs and training magazines. Furthermore, the business information security e-learning programme was launched this summer to increase and announce the options available to staff and complement the Department's other activities. This programme comprises five modules focusing on information and PC security awareness. Log-on messages are regularly displayed on computer systems and are usually run for a week at a time. In September 2005, the Secretary General issued two e-mails to all staff on the issues of internal fraud, failure to follow procedures and abuse and misuse of personal data and information. Subsequent messages have issued from the personnel section of the Department.

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