The Minister for Finance confirmed the ban this morning.
GOVERNMENT MINISTERS WILL be banned from bringing phones into Cabinet meetings from today, the Minister for Finance has confirmed.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Minister Michael McGrath verified these claims and expressed agreement with the policy. Given the nature of security threats nowadays and the way in which our devices can potentially be exposed, I think it’s a sensible move.
It is believed that it is meant to bring Cabinet in line with information protection measures implemented by governments in other countries, including 10 Downing Street.
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