David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the committee. I am also interested in the area of cyber defence. I note we are participating in cyber defence training, which is hugely important because there is so much happening in that space at the moment. My question may be related to what Deputy Clarke talked about. On cyber defence, I ask the Minister how many personnel are involved, what is their level of expertise, do we have the equipment they require and what is the interaction with other member states? The Defence Forces have a huge and important role to play in this area.

I also note there is training involved in satellite communications. The Minister might tell us a little more about that. What is our role there?