Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the IT system in his Department and bodies under his aegis with a view to maximising the protection against hackers. [28696/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My technical staff are closely engaged with experts in the Office of the Government's Chief Information Officer and the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure that we follow best practice as it relates to all aspects of Cybersecurity including the upgrading of IT systems if required. For operational and security reasons, I cannot disclose details of systems and processes which could in any way compromise those efforts or which might inadvertently assist criminals to identify potential vulnerabilities in departmental Cybersecurity arrangements.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional security measures will be taken to impede and prevent the intrusion of hackers in his Department’s IT system and to ensure an early warning system is in place which will trigger an ultimate defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28714/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department takes the security of its Information Technology systems very seriously. Our technical staff continue to operate and monitor all relevant systems to the highest levels and are closely engaged with experts in the Office of the Government's Chief Information Officer and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to ensure that best practice is followed as it relates to all aspects of Cybersecurity including the implementation of additional measures if required. For operational and security reasons, it would not be appropriate to disclose details of systems and processes which could in any way compromise those efforts or which might inadvertently assist criminals to identify potential vulnerabilities in my Department's Cybersecurity arrangements.