Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

I am aware that a new EU directive relating to information security is being rolled out so there is a significant escalation in the oversight of these kinds of risks. As I understand it, the NCSC will have a role, particularly in regard to public bodies, in examining how risks are handled and, more generally, an oversight of how risks are managed within the economy. It might be useful to the committee to get a briefing from the Department on what is planned in that space.