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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Wish them well for an All-Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: It is 18 months since the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications fought hard to have Dr. Browne's role properly recognised and remunerated. Speaking of recruitment, has Dr. Browne been given sufficient leeway regarding salaries to attract the type of person with the type of skills he requires or is he limited by public sector? Regarding the secondment of the Army officer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I have one further question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: In every country I have visited, the national cybersecurity director is directly under the prime minister. I was in Poland last week and Poland has opened a new cyber centre in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. I have always said that the NCSC is in the wrong place and Dr. Browne has always told me it is fine where it is. Has he reviewed his opinion or is he still happy enough with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Dr. Browne will be aware that a forum on the future of Ireland’s security neutrality will be held at University College Cork, UCC, University of Galway and Dublin Castle. I was at the Tallinn 2022 conference. There are no borders in cyberspace. There is a conversation going on in Ireland about our neutrality or lack thereof and the future position in foreign affairs. The truth of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre (23 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: They would be wasting their time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Recently, in Mayo County Council, Independent Councillor Seamus Weir, cathaoirleach of the council, did something rather unusual. He organised for Mr. Larry Carty to make a presentation to the assembled council regarding the death of Private Billy Kedian. Billy Kedian, a soldier of the 1st Battalion in Galway, was killed on 31 May 1999. Yesterday, The Irish Suncarried a story about Billy...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I should have thanked Neil Cotter, who broke the story in The Irish Sun.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Garretstown is a beautiful beach; I have been there. The Department of Transport has set out its preferred tenderer for the search and rescue contract and that is Bristow Ireland, which I congratulate on the job. I am not one bit sorry to see that CHC has not gotten over the line. However, the people who worked for CHC are brave, solid heroes in my view who put their lives on the line on a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: -----or the qualifications they bring. We need clarity urgently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: High-Level Action Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. The world changed in February 2022 and it would be fair to say that if we were looking at the Commission on the Defence Forces report again, we would probably be looking at level of ambition three, rather than level of ambition two. It strikes me that it is an awful long time to 2028 to build the budget up to €1.5 billion and we should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: High-Level Action Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Yes, the aid to the civil power. It is my understanding that there was to be an immediate focus on getting rid of the aid to the civil power taskings that are no longer a requirement given the security situation in the country. However, it appears that not one of those taskings has been stood down. If we are committing troops to things that are no longer necessary and if they are doing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: High-Level Action Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I fully accept that. I needed to put those on the record so that we get answers for them. I fully accept it may not be in Ms Sinnamon's gift to answer today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: High-Level Action Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: I might come back quickly on the RDF and the implication of barracks closures throughout the country. For example, if I live in Sligo and want to become a member of the RDF, where do I go? Do I go to Athlone, Finner Camp or Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa in Galway? We have broken the RDF by not having units locally. When I was in the RDF as a very young man, every Tuesday night every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: High-Level Action Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: With regard to change in the Defence Forces, in recent years there have been 12 reviews of the Defence Forces. We appointed a head of strategic HR, much to my annoyance, in 2017. I am not aware of a single issue or change that has been brought since then. I do not know why we placed strategic HR outside the Defence Forces. It should be in with the people who understand the Defence Forces....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Yesterday afternoon, the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications had a most interesting engagement with the university and further education and training sectors, as well as indigenous software developers in cybersecurity. One of the key asks which came from that engagement was from the chairman of Cyber Ireland, Mr. Pat Larkin. Mr. Larkin looked for the State to ring-fence...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: Pat Larkin.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: No homework for the week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Common Vision for Cybersecurity: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: In attendance we also have Mr. Adrian Kelly from the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre at Dundalk Institute of Technology.