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

For the assessment as a high-risk vendor, where the Minister makes an assessment in accordance with section 21 that there is a likelihood of a vendor being subjected to interference by a third country, that there is a significant risk that a vendor will not be able to secure supply of critical components, that the overall quality of critical components provided by a vendor is inadequate, or that the cybersecurity practices of a vendor are inadequate, the Minister may take measures in accordance with section 25.

The idea is that much of this relates to quality and whether we want to allow a vendor whose equipment is substandard to put equipment onto a network that could lead to a failure across critical infrastructure. It is, therefore, to ensure that somebody does not go cheap and endanger the critical infrastructure of the country.

The Deputy was really asking about things that relate to amendment No. 5, which we already agreed. I am happy to discuss anything, however. I think his question was that if a vendor is located in a particular country, does that mean all vendors in that country are automatically-----