James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I hope that in the years to come we will be able to scale up and get an increased number of people involved. It sends a chill down my spine, and that of anybody who is committed to State security, that this area is going to become an increasing risk in years to come. The world is becoming a more unstable place, unfortunately. Over the past few years, we have seen that pattern starting to emerge.

Arguably, an individual group could do more damage using a hacking method to damage the capacity of a state in terms of its IT systems in times to come. I very much advocate the Minister doing all he can in that regard in the year ahead. I appreciate him taking the time to answer questions.