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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: When the NCSC review has been carried out, we should look to speak to some of these speakers and perhaps a couple of others who are involved in university research on cybersecurity and training.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On some level, my question is a follow up from earlier. Some of the commentary relates to the flexibility referred to by Deputy Howlin and just continuing with provisional application. There has already been a fair amount of conversation about where ratification is and is not. A considerable number of states have not ratified it while others have difficulties with it. I cannot see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think we can agree on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister of State's presentation. To put it starkly, Mr. Padraic O'Reilly stated yesterday that ransomware attacks have gone up by 311% in the past number of years. Mr. Pat Larkin told us that where they once dealt with one ransomware attack a week it is now happening every day. We all get that this is incredibly serious. I think we would all accept that, due to the ad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I referred to protective or defensive capacity but also-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. That is one of the things that needs to be looked at. Maybe it is beyond the NCSC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are talking about the organisations with which the NCSC is dealing. We need to make sure it has the capacity to carry out the risk assessments. Where are the risk assessments for some of these critical organisations? Without getting into a huge amount of detail, are the Defence Forces and the Garda sufficiently connected with the NCSC and are they resourced to be as fit for purpose as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What is the lay of the land as regards the risk assessments for these organisations?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 531. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current supports and grants available to a business (details supplied); the consideration that has been given to future supports and grants in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 539. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of grants or scholarships available through her Department to assist students in third-level education studying the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 671. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to extend the validity of signatures already witnessed for passports at the passport office specifically in relation to children past the current six months in certain situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31709/21]

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree with much of the commentary on the need to ensure the sustainability of the family farm. Beyond that, many people in the EU have forgotten what CAP was about, namely, the steady supply of safe food. The biggest problem we have is the reduced overall CAP budget. Its share of the overall EU budget has declined from 37% to 30%. What will this look like? Has the Department...

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would like to check the position regarding budgetary cuts. If I am correct, they will be at the end of the EU budgetary cycle. Have we looked into this? What sort of cuts could we be looking at? Whatever difficulties we might have with convergence and flexibility at this point in time-----

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are expecting the overall CAP budget to be reduced as a percentage. Therefore, we are looking at the multi-annual financial framework-----

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I commend a number of the amendments that have been put forward by my colleagues, Deputies O’Rourke, Cronin and Carthy. I will speak in favour of amendment No. 1 and beyond, that is, to those amendments that relate specifically to the just transition. I echo many of the calls in this House. We accept there must be moves made in the direction of dealing with the climate problem....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (15 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 986. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration was given to subsidising broadband connectivity for parents of young children availing of the recently announced Tusla online e-learning course given the huge demand from parents for online supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31457/21]