Cybersecurity Policy

249. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Ireland's position on the European Commission's proposals to update the Cyber-Security Act. [70507/25]

78. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the implementation of the National Cyber Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60387/25]

126. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the strategies in place, and planned, to deal with cyber-crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66708/25]

150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has completed any internal legal analysis on how voluntary cooperation under the European Democracy Shield could create de-facto obligations for Ireland in the areas of monitoring, reporting or data-sharing; and to provide the conclusions of that analysis. [68726/25]

151. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department will publish Ireland's negotiating position, briefing papers or submissions provided to the European Commission during the development of the European Democracy Shield, specifically regarding the protection of national competence in electoral regulation and political debate. [68727/25]

152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any risk register entries maintained by her Department since 1 September 2025 relating to the European Democracy Shield, including political, legal, operational or data governance risks. [68728/25]

153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria her Department will apply when deciding whether to participate in any voluntary monitoring or information-sharing mechanisms proposed under the European Democracy Shield. [68729/25]

154. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has sought written, formal confirmation from the European Commission that Ireland will not be required to participate in any EU-level system for reviewing or classifying domestic political content; and if she will provide copies of any such correspondence. [68730/25]

721. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current and capital funding allocations for the National Cyber Security Centre for 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61123/25]

6. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the level of preparedness within the Defence Forces to respond to cyber or physical interference via subsea communication cables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60462/25]

9. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to strengthen our cyber defence capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59446/25]

174. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress his Department has made regarding the establishment of a joint cybersecurity command and other actions related to cybersecurity contained in the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60523/25]

117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of growing opposition to State proposals for mandated encryption backdoors, if he will publish the legal advice received on privacy, cybersecurity, and constitutional implications; arrange for an independent impact assessment involving civil society and tech experts; and commit to maintaining end-to-end encr…

199. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with EU counterparts in regard to Russian cyberattacks, disinformation, and political subversion aimed at weakening democracies and dividing societies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56958/25]

6. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress on developing a new national cybersecurity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49231/25]

281. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will give an immediate assurance that Ireland will ratify the Budapest convention without any further delay; and to confirm that this will be completed before the end of 2025 in order to prevent Ireland remaining an international outlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54154/25]

48. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the recent multi-agency cyberattack exercise targeting Cork Port; to state whether any vulnerabilities were identified in port or maritime infrastructure; and to outline the actions and resources now being deployed to strengthen cyber-defences at critical infrastructure sites nationwide. [53123/25]

81. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to report on the recent multi-agency cyberattack exercise targeting Cork Port; to state whether any vulnerabilities were identified in port or maritime infrastructure; and to outline the actions and resources now being deployed to strengthen cyber-defences at critical infrastructure sites nationwide. [53124/25]

241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the recent multi-agency cyberattack exercise targeting Cork Port; to state whether any vulnerabilities were identified in port or maritime infrastructure; and to outline the actions and resources now being deployed to strengthen cyber-defences at critical infrastructure sites nationwide. [53125/25]

429. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of developing a new National Cyber Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53494/25]

683. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána involved in cyber-crime prevention and detection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51404/25]

70. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland's preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on his Department's offices and institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49040/25]

768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the cybersecurity standards required of the contractor for example, ISO 27001, SOC 2, the cadence of independent security audits; and the incident-response and breach notification timelines agreed with the Data Protection Commission. [48590/25]

802. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for dealing with cyber threats, online scams and dealing with spyware such as predator and pegasus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47615/25]

210. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of personnel currently being trained to serve in the Joint Cyber Defence Command; the number of staff currently deployed within the command; and the number of personnel expected to be deployed once it becomes fully operational. [44505/25]