Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 October 2024
433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if ministerial offices are routinely checked for covert surveillance devices; if any such devices have ever been discovered since 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40991/24]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate for sound reasons of national security it would not be appropriate for me to detail the operational measures that are taken to protect the security of ministerial offices.
I can assure the Deputy that the Government affords the highest priority to matters of national security and that all necessary and appropriate measures are taken with the support of An Garda Síochána, the body charged with providing both policing and security services in the State. Security services include protecting the State from espionage and unlawful acts that subvert or undermine, or are intended to subvert or undermine, parliamentary democracy or the institutions of the State.
