Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to upgrade the IT system in his Department and bodies under his aegis with a view to maximising the protection against hackers. [28686/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department continually reviews its ICT systems and implements upgrades in line with best practice and guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre. There are no Agencies under the remit of my Department.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [28704/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department recognises the ongoing risk of a cyber-security attack on its global ICT network. Investment in ICT has grown steadily over the last five years and amounted to 12.5 million euro in 2020.

For reasons of operational and national security it is not appropriate to disclose details of my Department’s Cyber Security arrangements.