Naoise Ó Cearúil (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for delivering a new national cybersecurity strategy in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23227/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland’s National Cyber Security Strategy, published in 2019, came to a close at the end of 2024 and preparations for the successor strategy are underway.

The 2019 strategy set out 20 collaborative measures to enhance the cyber security and resilience of public bodies, providers of essential services, businesses and households, to support the continued development of the cyber security industry and research community, and to ensure Ireland plays an active role in international discussions on the security and stability of a free and open cyberspace.

A public consultation paper on the National Cyber Security Strategy Mid-Term Review was launched in December of 2022, providing a brief account of progress to date. The public consultation concluded following receipt of 30 written submissions and a series of webinars and meetings with key stakeholders hosted by my Department.

All submissions were reviewed, and my Department engaged with relevant government departments and agencies to develop 18 new measures for the remaining years of the strategy (by end of 2024).

This review lays the groundwork for an ambitious successor to this Strategy for the post-2024 period, which will fulfil the State’s obligations as set out in the EU Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2). Officials in my Department are engaging with other departments and relevant stakeholders with a view to having a new National Cyber Security Strategy published by the end of 2025.