'No penny pinching' over cybersecurity chief's salary, Oireachtas committee told

Minister says pay will be higher than €127k previously advertised but unlikely to reach €300k that experts recommend

Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment Ossian Smyth addressed the Transport Committee on Ireland's cybersecurity capabilities. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

There will be "no penny-pinching" in the appointment of the head of the National Cyber Security Centre — but the salary is unlikely to reach the €300,000 figure suggested by experts, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment Ossian Smyth addressed the Transport Committee on Ireland's cybersecurity capabilities and said that reports that the original offered salary was €89,000 were not accurate.