Written answers
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Equipment
James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26593/25]
James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26611/25]
James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26647/25]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 230, 231 and 233 together.
The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy relating to the software in use in my department.
Provider | Software | Version |
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HCL Technologies | Lotus Notes | 12.0.2 |
Microsoft | Teams* | 25094.310.3616.953. |
Microsoft | Windows 10 | 22H2 |
Microsoft | Windows Server | 2012 R2 |
Microsoft | Windows Server | 2016 |
Microsoft | Windows Server | 2019 |
Microsoft | Windows Server | 2022 |
Microsoft | Word | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise |
Microsoft | Excel | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise |
James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cloud services currently being used by her Department, by name and version; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26629/25]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy relating to the cloud services in use in my department.
Certain cloud services are excluded for security reasons.
My department has previously been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) not to disclose details of its cyber security operations which could in any way compromise the Department’s information security posture.
Provider | Service | Latest Version |
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Microsoft | API Management | Premium (latest managed by Microsoft) |
Microsoft | Automation Account | 2023-06-01 |
Microsoft | Azure AD / Entra ID | Evergreen (cloud-managed) |
Microsoft | Azure Arc Data Services | Latest agent version (cloud-managed) |
Microsoft | Virtual Machines | Windows Server 2022, Ubuntu 22.04 |
Microsoft | Azure Container Registry | 2023-01-01-preview |
Microsoft | Data Factory | v2 (latest) |
Microsoft | Backup Center | 2023-01-01 |
Microsoft | DevTest Labs | 2022-01-15 |
Microsoft | Event Grid | 2022-06-15 |
Microsoft | Application Insights | 2020-02-02 |
Microsoft | Key Vault | 2023-01-01 (API v7.4) |
Microsoft | Managed Identity | Evergreen |
Microsoft | Virtual Networks | 2022-05-01 |
Microsoft | Log Analytics | 2020-08-01 |
Microsoft | OMS Solutions | 2015-11-01-preview |
Microsoft | Azure Portal Extensions | Evergreen |
Microsoft | Backup Vault / Site Recovery | 2022-09-01 |
Microsoft | Azure SQL | SQL Server 2022 compatibility |
Microsoft | SQL on Azure VM | 2022-05-01-preview |
Microsoft | Blob / File / Table Storage | 2022-09-01 |
Microsoft | Synapse Analytics | 2021-06-01 |
Microsoft | Visual Studio Services | Evergreen |
Microsoft | App Services / Functions | .NET 6 / Node.js 18 / Python 3.11 |
Microsoft | Alerts Management | 2021-08-01 |
Microsoft | Application Insights | 2020-02-02 |
Microsoft | Kubernates | 1.30.9 |
Sonarqube | SonarQube | Developer Edition |
Nginx | NGINX | 1.21 |
Microsoft | Teams | Latest Version |
Microsoft | SharePoint Online | 16.0.0.26023 |
Microsoft | OneDrive | 25.XXX |
Microsoft | Exchange Online | 15.20.8746.28 |
Microsoft | Intune | 2504 |
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