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

Yes. It goes both ways. We also feed our data in and share information so we are not just relying on other agencies to provide expertise. We can also feed back. We have very explicitly scaled up that sharing of data and information as a security priority. The Commission on the Defence Forces report and others recognised cyber as one of our most important security issues. The Defence Forces also have real capability in the area so we must liaise and ensure we dovetail with them.

From my experience of both how we manage some of the recent attacks and what our reputation is internationally, I think we are seen as being effective in sharing that data.