Revealed: Litany of HSE file security breaches

Dozens of HSE laptops, USB sticks, and smartphones with sensitive, unencrypted files have been stolen or lost once every three weeks since senior officials insisted the problem had been solved.

Figures obtained by the Irish Examiner show the security breaches have occurred across the country over the past four years.

According to Freedom of Information Act records, between Jan 2009 and Dec 2012 a total of 69 devices went missing — 61 of which have since been written off as stolen.