Results 13,201-13,220 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: If there is a difficulty or delay in anyone getting access to an Eircode I would be happy for Deputy Crowe to send me the details of the particular constituent and I will make sure that we follow it up because it is important that people are able to access the services that are being provided. One of the difficulties in the past is that people were saying Eircode postcodes would not be used....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I will certainly follow that up because given the digital systems we are engaged with here, I would be interested to see whether An Post can assist, in particular given that it is connected to the ability to get other services. I was just looking at some of the figures and it is interesting to see that it is working in the sense that Amárach carried out research about three years ago...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I agree. We must be careful as there was an issue around privacy when Eircode postcodes were first considered in terms of being able to get right down to an individual area. The Data Protection Commissioner set certain restrictions in terms of what granular level of data would be available on properties. Having said that, fibrerollout.ieis an Eir website. What the Department is...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As I said, the roll-out is starting this year. It has been delayed somewhat by Covid in terms of the inability to get workers and have working around the country. I am going on memory but I think one of the next counties to be served is Limerick. I cannot remember the status of the roll-out in Clare but I will try to get the Department to provide Deputy Crowe with a background assessment,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I have a note here from the Department confirming that postcodes are updated on a quarterly basis and it is a matter for individual commercial businesses to apply and integrate the latest Eircode updates into the systems.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Certainly, and the Department is working on it. I just got some figures which show that the percentage of requests for an Eircode for existing addresses is answered within five days. I am told that for 2020 the output target is 99% and that we are on target in that regard. The percentage of new addresses allocated an Eircode within five weeks is also 99% and, again, we are on target. The...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: For existing addresses, it is a matter of days and for new addresses, in 99% of cases, it is five weeks.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Yes, in particular because it allows people to tap into other services.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The post office network is critical to the development of rural and urban Ireland. It is an essential part of an modern economy and it has a key role. There will be an ongoing decrease in the broader sense in An Post in letter-type post, but we expect the parcel business to increase significantly. This will strengthen the network and post offices as part of that network will be important....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I have engaged with the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, on how we can provide support for those types of examples. We are already doing it in a variety of different locations. Where people are not commuting long distances and are working remotely, we need to look at the possibility of government providing local services such that people do not have to do so from home but...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, is very keen on the issue. I am keen to work with her on how post offices can be part of the hub centre provision. This service will not be provided exclusively by post offices but they might be one location that would be very suitable to it.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: It is a complex issue. If I understand the Chairman correctly stated he is concerned about harassment on social media.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: That is a separate issue that comes within the remit of a variety of Ministers, including the Ministers for Justice and Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Not in this particular area. The issue of cybersecurity relevant to my Department is around the security of the network, including security from cyber attacks and other illicit, illegal-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: It is around protection of the network from out-of-state operators, terrorists or other nefarious sources that may be looking to undermine the network, under companies within it or threaten the security of the State. It is a real issue. It is critical that these networks are secure. The unit in my Department works with the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána to bring some of the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may not be aware of it but I have been involved for a number of years with Seamus Boland from Irish Rural Link in regard to the work it has been doing, including in the area of public banking and how to build up local banking systems and services in a regional rural way. That was interesting work because An Post was similarly looking at the possibility of expanding its branch of...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy that this is a critical issue, and that is why the State is investing in this area. I will give a broad outline of what this year's priorities were because these Estimates concern those processes. The contract was signed just less than a year ago. It involves 140,000 km of fibre cable. The primary work done to date has involved surveying. That has involved going...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I can give the Deputy some details. The information I have regarding County Clare is that the surveys I mentioned earlier are under way in Cratloe, Ballycannon, Ballyglass, Cloghera, and Kilcasheen is due to start by the end of the year. Turning to the broadband connection points, those are located in Caherconnell, Cree community centre, Loop Head and the Michael Cusack Visitor Centre....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: People can, and should, register on that website.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I will have to respond later with that information.