Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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342. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4482/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The overall expenditure included in my Department's Administrative budget in respect of IT for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 is listed in the table below.

Please note that the 2024 and 2025 to date figures have yet to be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

For reasons of operational and national security it would not be appropriate to disclose specific details of my Department’s external IT service providers. Any information in relation to cyber security tools and services could assist criminals in identifying any potential vulnerabilities in cybersecurity arrangements.

Therefore it is not considered appropriate to disclose any such information or make comment which could in any way compromise my Department’s cyber security or impact upon wider Government.