Bord G is CEO to Face Questions at Oireachtas Committee on Stolen Laptops and Data Protection
25 May 2010
The topic of data protection and governance issues at Bord G is will be under the spotlight at tomorrow’s (26th) meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
CEO of Bord G is, John Mullins will appear at the Committee at 9:45 am, in Committee Room 1 of Leinster House.
The meeting will be analysing security and data protection measures at Bord G is following the theft of four laptops from the company’s offices in Dublin last year. Details of almost 94,000 customers were stolen, which contained information such as account numbers, homes addresses and branch details.
Committee Chairman, MJ Nolan TD said;
“Following an investigation of the theft, the Data Protection Commissioner found that Bord G is was in breach of Data Protection legislation. They established that there had been insufficient oversight and that they had failed to put in place an appropriate level of security on at least one of the stolen computers.
Resulting from the report, Bord G is resolved to introduce new security procedures to tighten up protection of their electronic records. The purpose of the meeting tomorrow is to establish what they have done to improve their defence against theft and data robbery.
In order for people to have confidence in important agencies such as Bord G is they must feel assured that personal and sensitive information they provide is kept safe and confidential.”
This Committee can be viewed on-line at: http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o
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