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

Data breaches and cyberattacks will be the preferred weapon of the future, as it is of the present, with the potential to bring the whole infrastructure of the State to a halt. The 2021 HSE cyberattack demonstrated Ireland's vulnerabilities and showed that we are not immune from such belligerent actions. The State is in large part responsible for the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and data within its borders, however, there is no lead figure for government or national information security. Will the Government consider the appointment of a national information security officer and the creation of an office of national information, cyber and data defence and security to co-ordinate the various bodies responsible for Ireland's data and cybersecurity?

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