John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total spend by his Department and the agencies under his remit on cybersecurity measures since 2019 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51176/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department recognises fully that cybersecurity measures are key in ensuring the safety and integrity of its infrastructure, systems and data. This is achieved through a combination of staff training, security policies and processes and appropriate technological solutions. My Department has cybersecurity measures built into the fabric of its IT infrastructure and costs are not separated between security and IT. For security reasons, my Department does not comment on details of its IT Security apparatus or external suppliers supporting this infrastructure.

The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table:

John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51200/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department fully supports the National and EU Digital Strategies calling for the wider adoption of cloud where suitable to deliver better IT efficiencies and services to the public. Since 2019, my Department assesses all new services and the upgrading of existing services with the focus on utilising cloud solutions. This in conjunction with wider adoption of government build to share cloud based applications and desktop solutions has resulted in a significant proportion of data residing in cloud based solutions. For security reasons, my Department does not comment on details of its IT data apparatus or external suppliers supporting this infrastructure.

The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table: