Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to add my thoughts on our dealings with Mr. Ciarán Ó hÓbáin at the committee meeting earlier. We certainly did not get the answers we were looking for. We obviously accept a criminal entity has made a dreadful attack on this State but a question is being asked about capacity in the NCSC. I want to deal with this, in particular. We welcome the review. We need it as soon as possible. We are talking about the NCSC ensuring compliance. It is about a bit more than just relying on the capacity within the HSE, the area of critical infrastructure or the aviation sector. We absolutely need to ensure capacity. Could we deal with capacity as regards personnel and specific skill sets and the fact that we still do not have a director. I have heard it said that there is a problem in that the positions were not advertised and that some of the positions had staff seconded to them. I heard we do not necessarily have the capacity to ensure compliance. The Minister is talking about the risk assessment of the hundred organisations the NCSC deals with. What risk assessments have been done? What is the capacity within the Garda, Defence Forces and all the relevant organisations? Could the Minister of State revert to me on that? As soon as possible, we need action on capacity within the NCSC.

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