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

There is a clear recognition in Government and in this House of the importance of cybersecurity in all our lives.

It is our lives that are affected when a breach like this occurs. The changes to reflect that have been significant in recent years. The last time I was Minister with responsibility for communications, ten years ago, there was one person effectively working part time on the same basis. There are now 29 people.

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