Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To go back to the private committee hearing this morning, some of the issues that came up there have come up more broadly in recent days. These include issues around our state of readiness for this attack, how our systems were or were not in place and the question of whether we should have been more prepared. There is also the issue of resourcing, not just of the NCSC and its facilities, but also the various Departments and agencies that have important work in the cybersecurity area. Does the NCSC have the expertise that is required? What is the working relationship with the various agencies in Ireland, such as the Garda, the Defence Forces, the HSE and other agencies, and also at European and international levels? It seems from responses so far that there is tacit acknowledgement that the NCSC has been severely under-staffed and under-resourced. The fact its budget increased threefold in the last budget essentially acknowledges that the NCSC was severely under-resourced. Will the Minister, Deputy Ryan, respond to that?

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