Written answers

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Department of Education and Science

Departmental Properties

8:00 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 980: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Department owned computer desktops or laptops or other data devices, such as BlackBerries and memory keys, reported lost, missing or stolen from her Department in each year from 2002 to 2007; the number of these that were later recovered or found; the number still missing; if any sensitive or private data was compromised; the measures in place within her Department to secure such portable or at risk data devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1512/08]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:

2002-2004 no items were reported lost stolen or missing.

2005 2 USB memory cards were reported stolen. Both cards are still missing.

2006 2 USB memory cards were reported lost and 1 memory card was reported stolen. The stolen memory card was recovered and 1 of the lost memory cards was subsequently found later that year. The other lost memory card is still missing.

2007 2 laptops were stolen and 1 USB memory card were reported lost. The laptops and the memory card are still missing.

No sensitive or private data was reported as having been compromised. The laptops had a dual level of password protection and the USB memory cards were password protected.

All desktop and laptop computers owned by my Department are password protected. Blackberry devices are both PIN and password protected. Encryption of USB memory keys is currently being investigated.

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