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Thursday, 2 February 2017

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Communications

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or any Minister of State in his Department uses a personal e-mail account for work purposes; the security controls that are in place relating to the use of personal e-mail accounts for Department related business; if his Department has a policy on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5252/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Non-sensitive official information has been sent to my personal email address on occasion in the past. Material was usually sent to my personal email where I was not accompanied by a member of staff, and where there was an urgent need to communicate information to me, often in advance of media appearances. The use of a personal email address is no longer necessary as a private Department of Education and Skills email address has been installed on my various mobile devices.

The Minister of State in my Department does not use a personal email for work purposes.

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