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Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Records

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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527. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when Circular 39/07, concerning the process by which Departments classify material as top secret, will be either updated or replaced with new central classification rules, given that the existing 13-year-old circular may no longer provide sufficient guidance in respect of the digital data that are increasingly managed and stored by Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14600/21]

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Following the publication of the OGCIO Cloud Advice note and the new guidance from the Office of Government Procurement supporting the deployment of cloud computing across the public service, it is clear that circular 39/07 needs to be revisited in the context of the ever-growing use of digital and cloud technologies to assist in the creation, sharing and storage information. My Department is considering the matter and will be developing a process for reviewing and redrafting the guidance.

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