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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome Dr. Browne and thank him for his comprehensive statement this morning. The NCSC has been changed from a reporting to an independent office. Does Dr. Browne believe he has the full independence he requires as the director of the National Cyber Security Centre? I am disappointed that the staff numbers will be hitting approximately 70. I would have hoped it would have a team of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I am on record as saying we should be proactively probing organisations. If an organisation is found to have a gap in its security system, the centre should be able to issue a warning and give it a period of time to resolve the possible gap, and if it fails to do that, it should be forcibly removed from the network and denied access to the worldwide web. Another matter that is a major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I have a final question. As the director of the National Cyber Security Centre, does Dr. Browne report directly to the Department of the Taoiseach or is he still reporting to a Department? If he were reporting to the Department of the Taoiseach, it would give him significantly more clout, for want of a better description.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: My view is that the centre should be under the Department of Defence. However, that is for another day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: With respect, it is more analysis of intelligence in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I am going to address my questions to the three witnesses, whom I thank for being here. They paint a very dark picture with respect to cybersecurity in Ireland. My first experience of cybersecurity was in 1997, I believe. I managed the IT system for the college I worked in and our MicroVAX was hacked over a weekend. It was a simple attack, simply to try to break the password....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: No, we did not. With regard to Dr. Scott's presentation, the secrecy around the NCSC is a matter of deep concern to me. It is also a matter of deep concern to me that when we first advertised the post of director of the centre, we offered a salary of €79,000 per year. This was when seeking somebody to head up national cybersecurity. It goes to show what the thinking was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: What I am trying to do is map out what I believe cybersecurity should be. Please tell me if I am wrong. Cybersecurity should be under the Department of Defence. The director of cybersecurity should have a position that places him above everything in the country. People should be able to report directly to the NCSC. The centre should be integrated with the private sector, police and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Could we become a hub for those who want to attack? Would safe little Ireland be used as a proxy for those involved, such that it would damage our reputation internationally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Dr. Scott made the point that we do not seem to advertise positions publicly. For all intents and purposes, the NCSC seems to have great high walls around it. It is a case of "there is nothing to see here, move on". Should it not constantly talk about cybersecurity in public and educate people on such matters as opening files or following unknown links? Is that not what it should be doing...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: First, I welcome the fact the Taoiseach has asked the Russian ambassador to expel a number of officials from this country. Sadly, it is only four. We are not following the example of other countries across Europe. That leaves somewhere in the region of 28 or 29 still here. Why we need that many in this country I do not know. It is not unknown that I am pretty active on social media....

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is welcome to the House. I think this is the first time I have spoken to him since he took up office. It is a bit late to be congratulating him on his appointment. I congratulate him on the speed at which he picked up the problems associated with where we are right now. He has moved from one crisis into the next crisis. He has done well and shown himself as somebody who is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The Air Corps is 100 years old today. They have just flown over the city of Dublin and out to south Dublin. The Air Corps has never been found wanting in its 100-year history. Any time it was called upon for mercy flights, or to carry out vital operations to deal with forest fires and so on, it is never ever found wanting. It would be a matter of great regret to me that it will not be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The Deputy Leader will be aware of the fact that I wrote to all Members of the House yesterday regarding the need for a debate on Ireland's status in terms of whether we are neutral, militarily non-aligned or militarily aligned. It is time that the debate took place and I appreciate that the middle of a worldwide crisis in Ukraine is not the best time to have it. I was rather disappointed...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I have been requesting it now for over a year.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: So did care workers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Maybe the officials were coming off a 12-hour shift.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Seanad for the debate. There are very few occupations in this country where a person goes out to work and is never sure whether he or she will come home or, as my colleague, Senator McDowell, has pointed out, whether he or she may come home with a broken leg and that may only be the outward symbol of what happened. There are vicious attacks...