Written answers

Thursday, 5 February 2009

Department of Agriculture and Food

Departmental Property

5:00 pm

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if laptops, art works, paintings, sculptures, computers, mobile telephones, blackberries or other equipment has been lost or stolen from his Department or its agencies since 2007 to date in 2009; the circumstances surrounding the items' disappearance; if action has been taken to recover the item or items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4010/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The number of Department owned laptops or other data devices, such as Blackberries, mobile phones and memory keys, reported lost or stolen from my Department since 2007 are set out in the table:

YearItem(s)Lost/Stolen
2007Laptop1 Laptop reported stolen (car break in)
2008Laptop6 Laptops reported stolen (5 in burglaries, 1 stolen from luggage on plane)
2009 (to date)Mobile1 Mobile reported stolen

When a device, such as a laptop or Blackberry, is reported lost or stolen, access by that device to the Department's computer network is immediately suspended and use of the device is blocked. In all cases where devices were reported stolen the theft was reported to the Gardaí. There are no recorded incidents of art works, paintings or sculptures having been lost or reported stolen during the time in question.

In relation to agencies under the aegis of my Department, the matter of lost or stolen mobile phones, laptops or memory storage devices etc. is an operational matter for the bodies themselves.

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