Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for missing the introduction. I did not realise the questions were being grouped.

I heard the Minister of State's words of confidence towards the end of his contribution. Having spoken with some people in the industry at a recent conference, they highlighted the various insecurities in our system. I wonder, specifically, where is this co-ordinated within government? The Minister, Deputy Bruton's, Department, has the key role, as the host for the NCSC. I am interested in how the Department of Defence fits in with that. Where is the primary point of defence for cybersecurity? Where would we best deploy extra resources if we were able to get them? This should be a priority for Government because we live in an increasingly insecure cybersecurity world. As the Minister of State said, given that we are the host for some 30% of all EU data, there could be reputational damage to that industry if the State's security systems cannot protect our networks, and to the defence system of the country. Where is the co-ordination and who is the lead Minister when it comes to cybersecurity?

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