The National Cyber Security Centre is leading on addressing the cyber skills gap through facilitating increased access to courses, increasing awareness of careers in cybersecurity and in undertaking market analysis to better understand supply and demand. The Centre is also leading on the development of a national strategy to foster state of the art research, innovation and industrial development with cybersecurity. Within this context, this keynote address will also cover the new National Cybersecurity Coordination and Development Centre project, encompassing a €2 million programme of supports for industry and societal stakeholders to strengthen resilience and facilitate innovation.