Peadar Tóibín
Question:188. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29296/24]
View answerTuesday, 9 July 2024
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department takes cyber, network and data security extremely seriously. All members of staff issued with a Department-owned laptop or mobile phone must confirm their acceptance of the department’s laptop and mobile phone policies. These policies require staff to inform our IT providers immediately if their Department issued laptop or mobile phone has been lost or stolen. Staff are also advised to report the event to relevant policing authorities. My Department and IT provider follow relevant guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on mobile device management for public sector bodies and mobile device security.
The number of lost or stolen devices as reported by my department’s IT provider in each of the past ten years is as follows:
|
Laptop |
Laptop |
Mobile Phone |
Mobile Phone |
|
|
Year |
Lost |
Stolen |
Lost |
Stolen |
|
2024 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2023 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2022 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
2021 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2020 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2019 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
2018 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
2017 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2016 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
2015 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |