Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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513. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is preparing his Department to adapt to and make maximum use of next generation technologies in information and communications to better enhance the interaction of his Department with the citizen and the internal functioning of his Department; if he intends to conduct a risk analysis in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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While it is difficult from the question to ascertain specifically what the Deputy has in mind here, I can assure her that my Department is continually assessing means by which technology can improve its performance and how it interacts with the public.

I would also remind the Deputy that the Government has an eGovernment strategy in place for some years, which all Departments follow and through which improvements in provision of information and interaction with the public are addressed.

Any considerations of technological interaction, both internally and externally, must also of course primarily address the issue of the security of my Department's systems and data.