Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed)
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I thank the Minister of State for his very detailed presentation and responses heretofore. I want to dig into a couple of his earlier comments on EU co-operation and information sharing and the scope for pooling resources and increased co-operation. He referred to novel proposals. Could he possibly detail that a bit more and flesh out what they contain? He also discussed legal instruments. We are going into the realm of information sharing and cybersecurity, but this is a clear aspect of defence as well. Are there any current arrangements in force or proposed areas where Ireland simply cannot or will not participate due to various opt-outs?
Does that need to be remedied at a domestic level?