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Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Harris, is looking at a strategy to deal with waiting lists. He has had some considerable success. We need to have a vision for where we are going to be in five or ten years as our population increases and how we are going to deal with the overall strategy. The Minister will advise Deputy Healy-Rae in respect of the valid point he has made.

Road Traffic (Minimum Passing Distance of Cyclists) Bill 2017: First Stage (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach has detailed information and communications technology policies relating to the use of e-mail and the Internet. These policies, which are provided to all staff, also deal with software downloads, media device usage, remote access and the security responsibility of users. While the existing policies do not explicitly ban the use of unofficial e-mail accounts...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I do. The message would self-destruct in five seconds.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I have seen headlines indicating matters were so sensitive, people were not allowed to see them. Clearly, some items are available under the freedom of information process and some are not. My private office uses a number of secure corporate e-mail accounts for conducting day-to-day business on my behalf, such as dealing with correspondence from the public or arranging events to be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Official e-mail accounts are only accessible on my Department's secure network at Government Buildings and remotely using official laptops and mobile devices. Those laptops issued to staff for remote access are fully encrypted and remote access to the network is only permitted from sanctioned devices using strong authentication protocols. The Deputy and I discussed this before and we can...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: What was the last question?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: There has not been a formal protocol but this matter came to light and the review is complete. What has been referred to as a consolidation process is being put in place. That takes into account the issues I mentioned, including e-mail and Internet usage, remote access, mobile device usage, software downloads etc. All of that has been put into a single overarching policy, protocols will...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The German Chancellor's phone was hacked and she was very upset about it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Other countries might also listen in.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: We must be cognisant of the issue. I do not know whether any special arrangements have been made. My old mobile phone is still working and maybe they listen to everything. I do not know. I will be very careful. Deputy Howlin's point is very serious. I will not have time to read out all my notes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Cybersecurity is operated through the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and operates out of University College Dublin, separate from here. My Department maintains contact with the computer security incident response team, CSIRT, in the National Cyber Security Centre which provides regular guidance and advice relating to Internet security alerts and threats....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 and 4 together. The IBRC commission was established on 16 June 2015 under the Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Order 2015. Mr. Justice Brian Cregan, a judge of the High Court, is the commission's sole member. The timeframe for the final report on the first module of its work, on the Siteserv transaction, is the end of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is still on track. The commission is independent and I have no information on anything else other than that it is on track for the end of December. Regarding third party costs for the IBRC commission, in its interim report of April 2016, the commission signalled that the special liquidators had informed it that the costs incurred by them in assisting the commission are €2.786...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I have already answered the Deputy's question. There is €4.73 million in the Vote for this year for the commission of investigation. It includes provision for the IBRC commission and the Fennelly commission, which is due to finalise its report by the end of March. To date, the Fennelly commission has cost €3.03 million.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Yes. I gave a further extension to Mr. Justice Fennelly, and I expect it to finish in March. In the context of the queries on costs raised by Deputies Howlin and Adams, the IBRC commission of inquiry is due to report on Siteserv at the end of 2017, so we do not yet know the costs and, therefore, I cannot comment in that regard. If there are third-party costs, they would only fall for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Is that from Moriarty onwards?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Moriarty tribunal was 20 years ago and my Department is still paying for it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will send a letter to Deputy Micheál Martin and the other party leaders on the up-to-date position of the commissions of investigation that have been established. The Deputy previously suggested the establishment of a permanent inspectorate for public inquiries that would be professional, deal with issues in a timely fashion and have the experience to know which direction should be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dáil Reform (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 and 6 together. A Programme for a Partnership Government was published last May and contains a number of commitments on Dáil and Seanad reform. In December, the Government published a report on the programme setting out the progress made to date across all of Government on implementing the programme. This is the first of many regular reports to be...