Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the budget increase for cybersecurity and the recent appointment of Mr. Richard Browne to the position of director of the NCSC. The incidents in question can have devastating consequences for national security, healthcare and many other social, economic and personal matters. The cyberattack on the HSE last year was the largest attack against any health service computer system in history. It paralysed systems and caused major disruption throughout every part of the health service, and its effects are still being felt in certain areas.

Cybersecurity threats pose some of the greatest challenges to our State. Only last Saturday, the NCSC issued an alert. Given that the military conflict in Ukraine has escalated in recent days, will the Minister confirm that all essential posts have been filled and that the NCSC is fully equipped with staff, technology and funding to deal with potential and probable threats in the coming months and years?

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