Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 154: To ask the Taoiseach the way his Department disposes of redundant information technology equipment; if he is satisfied that all stored information has been removed prior to disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32355/07]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department wipes the information off all hard drives of redundant information technology equipment using a specialist software product. In addition to this, the hard drives are removed from all information technology equipment prior to being sent for destruction. These hard drives are retained in a secure location in my Department at present awaiting supervised physical destruction in the near future.