Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148, also known as the NIS 2 Directive was agreed last December and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 December 2022. The NIS 2 Directive is a major step forward for cyber resilience in Europe and will enhance cyber risk management across the Union including generating significant improvements in our capacity to respond to major incidents and developing the information-sharing platforms which are proving effective to date.

Following a Government decision last June, officials in my Department are drafting Heads of a Bill for the transposition of the Directive. Work has begun on the preparation of a general scheme which will be considered by Government, with a view to meeting a transposition deadline of 17th October 2024.

Officials in my Department have been engaging with a wide range of stakeholders with regard to the implications of this important legislation. A public consultation on the Commission's proposal for the Directive was held in 2021 to inform our national position for negotiations at EU level. It is not proposed to hold a further public consultation on the transposition of the Directive. There are plans in train to implement a national communications campaign to raise awareness of the Directive which will commence in the coming months.