Mr. Brian Honan:

This is something we should definitely explore. As I said earlier, cybersecurity is not just an IT problem. It is now also a national security problem. The Cathaoirleach mentioned the subsea cables. Ireland is particularly at risk because we host so many data centres. We host one third of the EU's data. We can become a collateral target if somebody, either a nation state, cyber criminal or politically motivated person, decides to attack an entity based in Ireland. This would not necessarily be an Irish entity or an Irish Government body. It could be a foreign company hosting its data here. If a party tried to attack that, it could lead to collateral damage to us. The issue of cybersecurity spreads across a number of areas, including defence, justice and industry. We need similar oversight in all of these areas. The fact that we lack national security strategy is a big weakness. How can we align a national cybersecurity strategy with a national security strategy if no national security strategy is in place?