Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff currently working in cybersecurity. [15214/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has developed significantly in terms of capacity and resources. Staffing of the NCSC has increased from 8 posts in early 2017 to 26 posts in 2020.  The 2019 National Cyber Security Strategy set out a series of measures to further improve and develop the capacity of the NCSC. In order to assess the capacity of the NCSC to deliver its objectives as set out in the strategy, an external review of the NCSC has been commissioned. The capacity review, which commenced in January 2021, is examining the current organisational structure, staffing, work processes and financing of the NCSC and will benchmark it against international best practice models. Work in relation to the capacity review is on-going and the report of the independent experts is expected in Q2. The findings of the review will then be considered and will inform decisions to be taken on the future resourcing of the NCSC.