Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We all recognise the vital role that ComReg plays in this. As the digital world continues to grow and expand, we need to recognise that its capability also needs to be expanded to match what needs to happen. Many of the general public are quite fearful and under the impression that our regulatory authorities are not up to match the level of criminal activity that we see going on - people being hacked, Internet scams and all the types of things which come into play to some extent in regard to this. I was looking at the growth in data storage both on fixed and mobile use. It has grown exponentially and is at almost 2 billion Gb at the moment. We must recognise that we need to have an organisation that is fit for purpose to be able to deliver on all of this. As the Minister of State mentioned, the continued advancement of legislation, particularly from the European Union as part of all of that, puts our communications regulator under considerable pressure and I am glad to hear the Minister of State say that he is having constant communications with ComReg and is seeking additional resources for it. When I met the regulator recently, it was very clear to me that additional resources will certainly be required.

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