Cybersecurity Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 July 2021

Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Questions (220)

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]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

The 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.