930. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if funding is available to support cybersecurity and digital infrastructure within local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59064/26]

Issues related to operations and funding for Local Authorities are policy matters for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the first instance.

I understand from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage that funding has been committed by that Department to the local government sector via the Local Government Digital Transformation Fund for the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to develop a SOC-SIEM (Security Operations Centre – Security Incident Event Management) solution for Local Authorities.

The Local Government Digital Transformation Fund operated by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage also aids with meeting the costs of delivering certain Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects to support digital transformation in local authorities and also supports the development of a cyber-security operations centre to provide services to all Local Authorities.

The Local Government Digital and ICT Strategy 2030 outlines that the thirty-one Local Authorities, led by Cork City Council, have come together to set up an Information Sharing Analysis Centre (ISAC) for cyber security. This project is supported by a) the IVI (Innovation Value Institute) Maynooth, b) the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre), and c) the LGMA (Local Government Management Agency).

Any further issues related to this matter should be addressed to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for reply.