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

I am glad that the Deputy acknowledged that the appointment of Mr. Browne as director of the NCSC was a key appointment. Mr. Browne is well qualified and was centrally involved during the HSE attack last May. I can confirm that we have already brought on board many of the people we want. The NCSC is being moved to new offices that are fully equipped and secure. Further down the line as my Department moves to Beggar's Bush, we will be building a state-of-the-art, secure and isolated facility to give us all the capabilities we need.

I spoke to Mr. Browne in recent days to get a sense of the current risks. We are on heightened alert. We are not seeing immediate domain name system, DNS, or other attacks on our systems. It is key that not just the NCSC, but every Department and business monitors and manages its networks so as to reduce risk. The NCSC's key role is helping others to ensure that we have our defences in place.

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