Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [4015/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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From 2007 to date in 2009 no artwork, paintings or sculptures have been lost or stolen from my Department. Five Mobile phones have been lost and two have been stolen. Three laptop computers owned by my Department have been stolen. Two laptops were stolen in 2007, one from my Department's offices in Marlborough Street and one from an Inspector's car. The third laptop was stolen during a break in to the home of a Visiting Teacher in December 2008. One USB memory card was reported lost.

When mobile phones are reported missing the number is immediately blocked. All thefts were reported to the Gardaí. With regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department the loss or theft of items is a matter for each agency and this information is not available centrally.