Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We do pan-European with other agencies. Part of the role of the National Cyber Security Centre is to get the latest information from other experts in the area and to share analysis, the patches and solutions. It is collaborative by nature when it comes to working with other agencies with expertise in the area. The Deputy is correct that this is a defence issue, as well as a commercial one. It is a real risk to a whole variety of operators - not just the State, but its agencies and other large operators of critical and other infrastructure. The role of the National Cyber Security Centre is to share that information on a needs be basis. It has to be confidential in how it goes about its work, but it is engaged in sharing that analysis with other relevant agencies in the EU and beyond, so we have the latest analysis and information to help protect our people.