Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 October 2025
Committee on Defence and National Security
National Maritime Security Strategy: Department of Defence
2:00 am
Dr. Margaret Stanley:
Some of the new types of cables that carry information are quite sophisticated. I am not aware of specific capabilities that exist at present. I am just considering the nature of these new types of cables, which can often sense what is happening to themselves. It will be important that we, as a Department and Government, co-operate with the owners and operators of this technology to understand better the nature of this new technology and how best to protect it.