Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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1436. To ask the Minister for Health the work he has undertaken to address cyber-security measures faced by the Health Service Executive to prevent further cyber-attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43058/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Funding has been provided in 2021 to address the immediate risks to the HSE including the recovery of systems and data affected by the attack and the establishment of a Security Operations Centre (SOC) on an interim basis. The SOC will be established on a longer term basis once the necessary procurements process are complete. My officials are also ensuring funding for cyber for 2022 and beyond is be being incorporated into plans for next year.

As the actual response to cyber attack and technical and operational changes required to address it in 2021 and reduce the risk of further attack is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.