Written answers

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Department of Agriculture and Food

Data Protection

9:00 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 425: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if disks, laptops or memory storage devices containing personal information about members of the public have been lost or stolen from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4996/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Table below sets out the number of Department owned disks, laptops and memory storage devices, reported lost or stolen from my Department in recent years:

YearLost/StolenRecovered/Found
20023 Laptops were reported stolenNone
2003NoneN/A
2004NoneN/A
2005NoneN/A
20061 Laptop reported stolenNone
20071 Laptop reported stolenNone

All laptops are protected by use of a user-id and password. In all cases, the theft was reported to the Garda. To date, no personal information concerning members of the public has been compromised.

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