Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 18, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:

"PART 3

SECURITY MEASURES IN RESPECT OF HIGH-RISK VENDORS

Interpretation (Part 3)

19.In this Part—

"component" includes any function, technology, equipment, hardware, software, facility, good or service used in the provision of electronic communications networks or electronic communications services;

"critical component" means a critical component prescribed by the Minister under section 20;

"high-risk vendor" means a vendor, in respect of which the Minister has made an assessment under section 22;

"third country" means a country other than a Member State of the European Union, an EEA state, Switzerland and the United Kingdom;

"provider" means a provider of public electronic communications networks or of publicly available electronic communications services;

"vendor" means a person who, normally for remuneration, provides components, functions, technology, equipment, hardware, software, facilities or services to providers of electronic communications networks to build or operate the network.".

The purpose of this amendment is to insert a new Part 3 entitled "SECURITY MEASURES IN RESPECT OF HIGH-RISK VENDORS". Section 19 provides key definitions. I am also introducing a number of amendments focused on the security of electronic communications networks, specifically dealing with the issue of high-risk vendors.