Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have five minutes. I intend to ask questions and I will defend my time. The phrase used by the Minister, Deputy Ryan, when asked about the responsibility of the National Cyber Security Centre, was that the key capabilities are in the Departments. I take umbrage at that. When everybody is in charge, nobody is in charge, and at this moment in time, there seems to be confusion as to who is actually in charge of this issue. Following the attack on the HSE, it has been the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and we see no place for the Department of Defence, even though the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, has outlined the impact this has had on real people within our country. When nobody is in charge, this is what it looks like: it comes across as a shambles.

Both the Ministers, Deputies Donnelly and Ryan, acknowledge that healthcare has been a real target of cyber security attacks, and that has been recognised in recent years. In that case, when was the last major cyber incident simulation performed, who did it and what was the result?

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