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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Departmental Records

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department uses any system software for the auto-deletion of email messages; if so, his Department's guidelines on the use of such a system; and the length of time emails are stored before they are auto-deleted. [25179/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department does not use a specific software product for the purpose of auto-deleting email. My Department’s staff must manage their email in compliance with their statutory obligations under the Data Protection Acts and the Freedom of Information Act, as well as my Department’s ICT policies. 

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