Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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104. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to upgrade the IT system in his Department and bodies under his aegis with a view to maximising the protection against hackers. [28685/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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For operational security reasons, my Department is not in a position to provide any details of its data security systems or those of the bodies under its aegis, as it would be inappropriate to disclose information that may in any way assist those with malicious intent.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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105. To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [28703/21]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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For operational security reasons, my Department is not in a position to provide any details of its data security systems, as it would be inappropriate to disclose information that may in any way assist those with malicious intent.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to upgrade the IT system in his Department and bodies under his aegis with a view to maximising the protection against hackers. [28691/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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For operational security reasons, my Department is not in a position to provide any details of its data security systems or those of the bodies under its aegis, as it would be inappropriate to disclose information that may in any way assist those with malicious intent.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [28709/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not comment on operational security matters. We operate a defence-in-depth and security by design approach with a range of security systems in place that protect our digital assets.