Government agrees significant expansion of the National Cyber Security Centre •
20 additional posts created in response to cyber security threats
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State with special responsibility for Communications and the Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, TD are pleased to announce that the Government has agreed to an expansion of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) from 25 to 45 staff over the next 18 months, and to 70 within 5 years. The associated budgetary increase for the NCSC for 2022 is estimated at €2.5 million.
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