Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Aontaím leis an Teachta faoin gceist seo faoi Munster Technological University. I spoke to the Minister, Deputy Harris, just this morning about this. Cybercrime and cyberterrorism are ever-present. This is a significant breach. MTU is involved with all relevant authorities, including An Garda Síochána, the National Cyber Security Centre, the Higher Education Authority and the Department. There is a contingency plan in place for such events. That means that the core systems, such as HR, finance, payroll and others, are unaffected by the breach and are continuing to operate as normal. The Minister, Deputy Harris, informed me this morning that he expects a phased return for students from next Monday. I cannot give Deputy Moynihan details as to what the nature or the extent of the breach is other than to say that the matter is being taken very seriously. All the support of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is being given to MTU. We want students to be back on campus and back being able to work as quickly as possible. I expect that to happen from the start of next week on a phased basis.

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