Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 5: Vote Accounting and Budget Management
9:30 am
Mr. David Moloney:
We have continued to invest and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, OGCIO, has continued to focus on issues relating to cybersecurity. Of course, the National Cyber Security Centre has the primary policy responsibility for that. Each sector provides for its funding and arrangements in respect of cybersecurity but they do that with the assistance of the chief information officer and the National Cyber Security Centre. I think it is fair to say that right across the public service, since the HSE cyberattack in particular and the damage that was done, there is a renewed focus and concern around protection at various levels, so that is something we prioritise, are very aware of and fund directly through the OGCIO but also within the departmental ceilings.