Department of Agriculture worker suspected of snooping on 130,000 farmers’ finances

Independent.ie Monday 23rd April, 2012

The Irish Independent has learned that an internal investigation has been launched in the Department of Agriculture after an employee was suspected of having accessed the financial records of some of the country's 130,000 farmers.The investigators are also working to determine if the employee passed the sensitive information to a third party.The department holds very detailed information on each farmer, including bank details, how many acres they...

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