Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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114. To ask the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new instructions to staff that have been issued regarding the filing and retention of documents in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/13]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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115. To ask the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new protocols that have been implemented regarding the filing and retention of documents in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39098/13]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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116. To ask the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the training that has been offered to staff regarding the filing and retention of documents in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39099/13]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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117. To ask the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new documents that are now being kept, which were not previously being recorded in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/13]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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118. To ask the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, if an audit of document retention and filing systems, both digital and analogue, has been undertaken since the current Government came into office, if he will release the details of any such audit in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39101/13]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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119. To ask the Taoiseach in relation to the his concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new IT systems that have been installed since the current Government came into office to address his concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/13]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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120. To ask the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new positions that have been introduced for example chief information officer since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39103/13]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 to 120, inclusive, together.

All records and data, electronic and paper based, held in my Department are maintained in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 and the National Archives Act 1986 and in compliance with the records management guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

My Department operates a central registry record-keeping system comprising a Registry File Tracking System and a central repository for the storage of Departmental records. The location of files created in the Department are known, to the time when they are transferred to the National Archives for permanent preservation.

As part of an ongoing programme of in-house training, a workshop on the creation and maintenance of records was recently provided for staff by relevant officials from the Department and the National Archives Office. Similar training is being provided in relation to obligations under Freedom of Information legislation and on the Department's IT systems.

A Chief Information Officer (CIO) was recently appointed at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to give guidance and leadership in the development of an ICT strategy across the Civil Service and the wider public service. My Department will actively engage with the CIO in this work.