Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by her Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29301/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that staff in my Department are required to report lost or stolen mobile phones and laptops. In line with best practice and guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on mobile device management for public sector bodies and mobile device security, all Department issued devices are encrypted, are managed by a mobile device management solution and automatically lock requiring a passcode. A remote wipe is initiated when they are reported lost or stolen, ensuring that data and systems are protected.

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is a large organisation with several thousands of staff. The following table provides the number of laptops and mobile phones which have been reported as lost or stolen in each of the last ten years and to date in 2024.