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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members and staff. Under section 33 of the Act, the Commissioner is responsible for the distribution and stationing of the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department implements a security-by-design and defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. Our technical staff operate and monitor all relevant systems to the highest levels, and are closely engaged with experts in the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to ensure that we follow best practice as it relates to all aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342 and 343 together. My Department is fully compliant with EU requirements under the GDPR and the EU Network and Information Security and standards with respect to IT Infrastructure. The delivery of my Department’s ICT operations is supported by a managed service provider who is accredited to ISO 20000 standard. While my Department is not ISO 27001...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), that facilities are provided for customers to interact with the Commission in the language of their choice, including Irish. Arrangements are made for the provision of interpreters where necessary. GSOC provides an online complaint form in several different languages allowing members of the public to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, contains a commitment to increase the diversity within An Garda Síochána prioritising the identification and removal of barriers to recruiting and retaining people from diverse and minority background. This work is being taken forward as part of An Garda Síochána's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, community-based CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006 (SI 289 of 2006). This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must 1. be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee, 2. have the prior support of the relevant Local Authority, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: It has not been possible to collate the detail requested by the Deputy within the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy to provide this information as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has provided, in Appendix 1, details of the specific funding streams available to Local Authorities to apply for in tabular form and the amount awarded under each scheme to Local Authorities in each of the years 2019 and to date in 2021. The amount that has been given by county is provided in the attached Excel document. Details of all my Department’s programmes can be...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different Measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period. Measure 1 of the Programme provides supports to make access to school or community facilities safer for children and adults. However, it does not typically provide...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population in the past. Since the programme was relaunched in 2016, it has provided funding of almost €39 million for over 1,600 projects. I launched the 2021 programme on 15thMarch and I was pleased to secure a 10% increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cybersecurity Policy (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's ICT services are provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). I have been informed that the OGCIO implements a security-by-design and defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. The OGCIO continues to operate and monitor all relevant systems to the highest levels, and is closely engaged with experts in the National Cyber Security Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As part of its day to day operations, and in order to carry out tasks required in the course of the performance of our functions, my Department holds personal data for a range of purposes. My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all its data subjects in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. My...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The agencies under my Department's aegis are Water Safety Ireland (WSI), Pobal, the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) and the Western Development Commission (WDC). As part of their day-to-day operations, and in order to carry out tasks required in the course of the performance of their functions those agencies hold personal data for a range of purposes. Those agencies are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. I can confirm that Table A shows the number of civil servant posts filled through open and internal panels since April 2020 in the Department of Rural and Community Development: Table A Position ...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Our Rural Future is the new rural development policy for the period 2021 to 2025. It is the most ambitious and transformational policy for rural development in Ireland for decades, focusing on sustainability and optimising opportunities for individuals, communities and businesses. The policy provides a framework to set out a vision for rural...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: We published Our Rural Future at the end of March. It is a very ambitious five-year policy. In fairness, it has been received extremely well, not just here in Ireland but also internationally. When the World Economic Forum, the Financial Times, CNBC and The New York Timescomment on our strategy, and to see it described as the most ambitious plan of its kind in Europe, it is very...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am in regular contact with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications. He is trying to accelerate the roll-out of broadband. I also live in rural Ireland. There is a lot of broadband appearing now in areas where we had very poor coverage. The private operators are moving in now, as well as National Broadband Ireland. The acceleration and the roll-out of broadband has...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The primary objective of the connected hubs call is to support and complement the development of the national hub network, which is a key action of Our Rural Future and the national remote working strategy. The connected hubs call targets shovel-ready, small capital works that will increase the capacity of existing hubs and benefit the wider economy in support of the network. The call...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The connected hubs call is open to existing public and private hubs. The grants available can range from €10,000 up to €250,000. Through the fund, we want to expand the capacity and the quality of our existing hub facilities, providing more hot desks, office pods for when one needs some privacy, and audiovisual facilities. Some of the funding can be used towards marketing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Funding is available through the town and village renewal scheme, in which there is a big focus on derelict buildings that could be renovated and used as co-working spaces. There is an opportunity for people to apply for this funding. There is a great project in Donegal, which was funded through the rural regeneration development fund. An old Ritz cinema in Donegal was converted into a...