Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2022
265. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the total spend by his Department and the agencies under his remit on cybersecurity measures since 2019 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51172/22]
View answerFor operational and security reasons, the National Cyber Security Centre have provided advice not to disclose details of systems and processes which could in any way compromise those efforts. In particular, it is not considered appropriate to disclose information which might assist criminals to identify potential vulnerabilities in departmental, or bodies under the aegis', cybersecurity arrangements. Therefore, it is not considered appropriate to disclose particular arrangements in place in relation to total spend on cybersecurity measures, cyber security tools and services. Furthermore my Department and those State Agencies under my remit do not comment on operational security matters.
