Holly Cairns
Question:220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount and breakdown of funding provided to the National Cyber Security Centre annually since 2015. [38042/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 July 2021
220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount and breakdown of funding provided to the National Cyber Security Centre annually since 2015. [38042/21]
View answerThe Government has trebled the capital and programme funding for the NCSC from €1.7 million in 2020 to €5.1 million in 2021. The funding and resourcing of the NCSC has increased substantially over the past five years. The budget allocation for was €250,000 in 2015, €750,000 in 2016, €1,950,000 in 2017, €2,000,000 in 2018, €1,700,000 in 2019, €1,700,000 in 2020 and €5,100,000 in 2021. This funding is in addition to the annual allocation for salaries which has also been increased.