Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

Is encryption now in place on all the Department of Social and Family Affairs laptop computers? Anyone who is in anyway good at this will be able to get around a password. The Minister's predecessor was questioned on a similar matter in October 2007 when there was abuse of information by a Department of Social and Family Affairs official. At the time he advised that a high-level group was constantly reviewing all aspects of controls and security management. Has this high-level group chaired by the Secretary General made a full report on the issue? A laptop was stolen in a house break in and two desktop computers were stolen from a social welfare office. Can the Minister be fully satisfied information about people is secure?

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