Ms Kate Duggan:

People know the challenges and data protection issues that have been in place over the years since the establishment of this agency. We have undertaken a significant programme of wider reform with regard to GDPR compliance. What we have seen over the last two years is a significant reduction regarding any breaches and greater compliance with GDPR legislation.

The Senator raised the HSE cyberattack. For clarity, Tusla was born out of the Health Service Executive. It was established in 2014. Tusla's systems remained on the HSE ICT system. When the HSE cyberattack happened, our systems were impacted by that. That is well-documented. We took it as an opportunity and Tusla has now established its own ICT systems. We have a stand-alone system. We have established significant safeguards in terms of cybersecurity. We must fully and continuously review this. We cannot become complacent in that regard. Any of the assurances or validations we have received regarding this have been very positive.