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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 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Amnesty International's Report on Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Ireland Israel Alliance (5 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I also resent the criticism of the committee as a whole. This committee has always tried to be balanced in everything it has done. I had a wonderful meeting with the Israeli ambassador yesterday and listened to many of her concerns about the future of the relationship between Ireland and Israel. I reject the notion of apartheid straight off. I do not take any side in the conflict. It is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Galwegians would not be welcome there.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I find myself wanting to agree with most of what Senator Chambers just said. We need a debate here on childcare. There is not a family, particularly in cities, which is not finding it extremely difficult. I compliment her on the conference on women's health. Maybe some of my younger male colleagues might do something similar for men. I am a bit over the hill myself. The bit about Mayo I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I attended the Easter Rising ceremony in Arbour Hill this morning, as did the Cathaoirleach. As a former member of An Chéad Chathlán Coisithe, or An Céad Cath as it is known, in Galway and a former instructor at the brigade depot in Athlone, I compliment the excellent job done by the Defence Forces and by the members of the 7th battalion that provided the guard of honour. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I had reason to write to the Cathaoirleach and the Ceann Comhairle last week with regard to the treatment of my colleague, Senator Keogan, at a recent committee meeting.There is a growing intolerance in this House, which did not exist when I first came in here, to what I would call the alternative voice - the person who is not speaking along the same lines as everybody else, who is not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I fully appreciate, a Chathaoirligh, that you always do your best to keep order.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: That is fair enough. The Cathaoirleach and Ceann Comhairle are the people who control these Houses, and we need to be careful where we are going. Yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on Health was opportune for the people that were there because everything that was about to happen there was masked, if one likes, by virtue of the fact that we had a magical announcement about the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: No, I have not made any allegations. I am just saying it is bordering on it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I appreciate that, but I do think we must be a little bit more tolerant of our colleagues as they speak.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The Minister is welcome to the House. Thank you, Acting Chair, for always being willing to share your story. A high-profile person such as Senator Boyhan sharing his story does so much for those who have no voice. I wish to recognise that today. I thank the Minister for making an apology on behalf of the Government. I await an apology on behalf of the State. I do not believe the State...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cybersecurity Policy (12 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the Acting Chairperson. I am sorry that the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, has been thrown into this issue as it is not his area of responsibility. It is regrettable that the Minister who is responsible for cybersecurity is not here. Legislation on cybersecurity is scheduled to come before the Oireachtas in the summer of 2022, as the cybercrime Bill is due shortly. I have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cybersecurity Policy (12 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Two years before the HSE was hit the NHS in the UK was taken down and nothing was done in this country to check our systems to make sure we would be robust enough in the event of an attack. The document given to the Minister of State by the Department today reads well. It reads as well as the strategy document but I am afraid the Department should read what was said at the last meeting we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Are they from Cork?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Over the weekend, we learned of another member of the Defence Forces from the vital bomb disposal services who is leaving because he cannot afford to keep his family on his income. A payment of €35 for a 24-hour duty is hardly an incentive to stay. There are talks commencing with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, with respect to the current pay round because of inflation etc....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The Acting Leader looks extremely well in the new suit. I congratulate him on his elevation.