John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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I would like to ask a few questions also. Ms Hallahan mentioned passports in the context of cloud computing. I am familiar and comfortable enough with cloud computing. The passport is a sacred document we all have, so can Ms Hallahan explain how we could involve cloud in applying for passports? In general, if we were moving more to cloud computing within the public service, what would the knock-on effect be for job displacement?

Rather than displacement, would workers be able to perform other tasks instead? Will Ms Hallahan provide examples of how cloud computing could be used effectively, particularly in the public service, over which we have ownership?