Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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3485. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43684/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's ICT services are provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). My Department works closely with the OGCIO to implement an extensive Information Security Management System (ISMS) comprising security policies and controls aligned and certified to the industry security standard ISO 27001:2022 to address risks from cyber security attacks.

My Department is represented on the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, which is the high-level representative group which oversees the emergency planning activities of all Government departments and public authorities. There is a Crisis Management Team in place in my Department ready at all times to take appropriate action in relation to any emergency that disrupts the ability of this Department to carry out its functions.

I am satisfied that my Department has appropriate policies and measures in place to deal with cybersecurity threats and crisis management.