Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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774. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures taken by his Department and by local authorities to address cybersecurity; if he is satisfied as to the level of such security in his Department and such authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has measures in place in relation to its IT systems and cyber security best practices. My Department works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which encompasses the State's national/governmental Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT-IE), and operates in accordance with NCSC guidance in this regard.

While each local authority has responsibility for their own cybersecurity measures my Department is assisting and supporting local authorities with increasing their cybersecurity capabilities and capacity.

My Department does not comment on operational security matters as it would be inappropriate to disclose information that may in any way assist those with malicious intent.