Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if security services here have assessed the threat to State security Chinese firms (details supplied) pose; if he has sought the advice of security services in other EU member states, the Unites States of America, Australia or Canada regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50966/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate that policy in respect of telecommunications is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I can assure the Deputy that the security of the State and the people is a matter of the highest priority for the Government. It would not be in the public interest to detail the measures that are taken by our authorities in this area. What I can say is that considerable resources are deployed by the Garda Authorities, supported by the skills and expertise of the Defence Forces, in combating threats to our security. The authorities here work very closely on an on-going basis with their international counterparts in identifying and managing any threats arising.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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113. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether Chinese technology companies (details supplied) pose a threat to State security; if so, the work that has been done to mitigate this risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50967/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate that policy in respect of telecommunications is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. I can assure the Deputy that the security of the State and the people is a matter of the highest priority for the Government. It would not be in the public interest to detail the measures that are taken by our authorities in this area. What I can say is that considerable resources are deployed by the Garda Authorities, supported by the skills and expertise of the Defence Forces, in combating threats to our security. The authorities here work very closely on an on-going basis with their international counterparts in identifying and managing any threats arising.