Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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433. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any of his Departmental or Ministerial offices have been swept for electronic or any other type of surveillance or bugging equipment since coming to office in March 2011; the reasons for this check; the results of this check; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/14]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not carried out a sweep or other check for surveillance or bugging equipment. For completeness, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department carries out periodic assessments of its ICT systems and infrastructure as part of its management of ICT security issues and engages external ICT systems security support to supplement its internal resources in this area. My Department deploys industry leading security hardware and software systems to identify and eliminate malware, viruses, trojans, worms and other forms of electronic threat and ensures its systems are subject to systematic security update.