Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 May 2023
294. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to state security services, in light of information outlined in a media report. [25376/23]
View answerNo software applications from Meta Platforms i.e. Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, are contained in the work container of my Department's corporate smart phones.
All my Department's official mobile devices and the apps which run on them comply with the guidance provided by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This guidance is based on risk assessments appropriate to the circumstances and is kept under continuous review by the NCSC.
My Department requires all users of corporate devices to exercise appropriate discretion in their use and to comply at all times with Departmental user policies, DPER Circular 09/2019 and the Civil Service Code of Conduct.
