John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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153. To ask the Taoiseach the total spend by his Department and the agencies under his remit on cybersecurity measures since 2019 to date in 2022 [51181/22]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department implements a security-by-design and defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. The same approach applies to the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of my Department. ICT services and support for NESC are delivered by the ICT Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach.

For operational and security reasons, we are advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose details of systems and processes which could in any way compromise security. In common with other Government Departments, my Department has in place comprehensive arrangements to support ICT security and receives regular advice on these matters from the relevant authorities. The range of cybersecurity measures and associated costs span the full spectrum of ICT services including ICT system design and maintenance, device management, user awareness, training and appropriate external expertise.

John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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154. To ask the Taoiseach the proportion of his Department’s IT data that is stored in the cloud; the proportion of the data held by all agencies and subsidiaries of his Department in the cloud; if this represents an improvement; if so, the development that has been made towards cloud storage since 2019 to date [51205/22]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of the Taoiseach continues to leverage technologies available from cloud service providers in line with the stated advice of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and has increased the amount of services provided via the cloud since 2019. In some instances the cloud service may be provided by another Government Department or Agency and in some instances the cloud service may be provided by a commercial entity. The same approach applies to the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only body under the aegis of my Department. Neither this Department nor NESDO currently provide digital services directly to the public and therefore are less reliant on cloud storage.