Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2017
316. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Defence Forces budget and expenditure on cybersecurity in each of the years 2012 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [23781/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs outlined in the Governments White Paper on Defence 2015, Cyber attacks have very significant implications for governmental administration, for industry, for economic well-being and for the security and safety of citizens. The response to cyber threats remains a whole-of-Government challenge, with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment having the lead role. The primary focus of the Defence Forces is the protection of Defence networks, for which there is a resource commitment. The Defence Forces have two personnel seconded to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT-IE) on an ongoing basis. A Service Level Agreement is currently being developed in relation to such supports to CSIRT.
For security reasons, it would not be appropriate to divulge details of the Defence Forces resource commitments to cyber security, which involve a combination of personnel, equipment and ICT resourcing.
