Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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83. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of computers in his Department that still use an operating system (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44708/19]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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My Department initiated a project earlier this year to deploy the Windows 10 operating system to all desktop computers and laptops. The project is due to be completed in early 2020. The table below shows the current number of desktop computers and laptops that still use the Windows 7 operating system.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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84. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department will not be forced to pay additional premium payments to a company (details supplied) once support for an operating system expires in January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44724/19]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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My Department’s policy is to maintain all operating systems in use with the latest available patches and security updates. In line with this policy, the Department will enter into a contract with Microsoft for Extended Security Updates for desktop computers and laptops still using Windows 7 after the End of Support for this operating system on January 14^th2020. The contract will ensure access to patches and security updates until the migration of all of the Department’s desktop computers and laptops to Windows 10 which is due to be completed in early 2020.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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85. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to protect his Department in the event of a malware attack or security risks as a result of the failure to upgrade computers from an operating system (details supplied) in his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44740/19]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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My Department places a high priority on information security and it is our policy is to maintain all operating systems in use with the latest available patches and security updates. The Department will avail of Extended Security Updates for desktop computers and laptops still using Windows 7 after the End of Support for this operating system on January 14^th2020. This will ensure access to patches and security updates until the migration of all of the Department’s desktop computers and laptops to Windows 10 which is due to be completed in early 2020.