Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland

1:30 pm

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Honan mentioned the data centres. Ireland is a data centre hub. Some people are very much against that. Others are not as concerned about it. However, one third of EU data is stored in Ireland. It is obviously in private companies' interests to ensure that we have the highest level of cybersecurity but it is also in the interests of the EU in general. Mr. Honan mentioned cloud-based systems and fibre connectivity. It is hard to draw a border on a cloud or a fibre cable. There is no doubt but that this will cost money. What sort of cost-sharing is proposed at EU level? Will it be done on the level of data risk in a given state or will it just be a national-----

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