Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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I absolutely concur with that. It is important that the National Cyber Security Centre gets the skill sets. We have seen this in terms of operability and capability right through the EU and in being involved with so many real life operational hacks. We must ensure they get the experience they need to ensure our State is robust and resilient. As I pointed out earlier, it is incredible to note that 30% of all data are in the healthcare setting worldwide. This just shows us how important it is to have strong resilience built in there. The State has learned a lot from that hack and about the implication it had on patients' lives. So many patients were worried about having their personal data made public. We absolutely have to learn from that. We are committed.

We also underscored the SME package in the context of digitalisation with additional grants. The new portal will be easy and accessible. We brought it up with all the sectors in the business community. We have a business forum that sits around the table and they have all worked with the new hub and the portal and got full sight and oversight of it. I am hoping both of those will be a good assistance to the SME sector in the months ahead.