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Thursday, 9 September 2021

Department of Education and Skills

Government Communications

Photo of Gary GannonGary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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857. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his ministerial phones have been hacked or attempted to be hacked during the term of office. [42926/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department uses industry standard mobile device management software to manage corporate mobile phones. There are no records indicating that my Ministerial mobile phone nor the Ministerial mobile phone of my colleague Niall Collins TD was hacked.

Photo of Gary GannonGary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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858. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has ever used his personal phones for Government business; and if so, if the personal phones have been hacked during his term of office. [42944/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that I do not use a personal phone for government business.

I am not aware of any hacking of the devices I use.

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