Written answers
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Data
Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the total amount which has been recovered for each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [51991/26]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department implements a security-by-design and defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. For operational and security reasons, the Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose details of its cyber security arrangements. Therefore, it is not considered appropriate to disclose any arrangements in relation to cyber security measures and services, or to comment on operational security matters.
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