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Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: To back up what the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, said earlier, we very much look forward to the Department and other officials being able to answer a lot of those questions in the course of time, when this immediate emergency response to the incident has passed. I am confident that the capacity review mentioned by the Minister of State will give us a very clear indication of the...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: It is critical and highly capable, but I would still argue that the key capability for the front-line defence is in the Departments. The NCSC has a key role in advising, helping and providing analysis, but I stand by the argument as I believe it is fundamentally true that the first line of defence is the various Departments and their resources. That is where we have to concentrate. In...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: To clarify, the budget did triple in the last budget and that was the non-pay element. However, over the last five years, there has been a consistent increase in both capacity and resources. As I said earlier, in my experience of dealing with the NCSC, and I and the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, had a very extensive briefing three weeks ago, its operations and capabilities are very...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As in all Departments, the senior Minister has overall responsibility. I was very glad in recent weeks to be able to appoint Deputy Smyth as Minister of State with specific responsibility for communications and the circular economy. I was particularly interested and glad to have that because he also has a similar role in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, where he has...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The first response was about 6.30 a.m. and the incident had occurred about 2.30 a.m or 3 a.m. The NCSC and the Department of the Taoiseach were involved at the very early stage at about 6.30 a.m. We then had further meetings from 9 o'clock that morning and every element of the State was involved. It was first thing Friday morning, as soon as we became aware of the incident.

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: To back that up, the key is that it has to be an international response. The response in this case included other governments providing us with examples of the same malware and what they did to protect against it. That is the way this works. It is a global phenomenon and problem. The nature of the Internet is that it that connected network. A key thing coming out of this incident is...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for his words. I share his view that the real concern is for the patients in our health system. He is absolutely right to focus on their needs at this moment. They should be reassured that there is no shortage of resources, international or local. There is a lot of expertise in this area in the country. Many of the companies and others with that expertise have offered...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Implementation of the capacity review will primarily be a responsibility for our Department. I take its advice about what can be published. My instinct is to be as transparent as possible. The National Cyber Security Centre shares a substantial amount of information, often in a secure way, giving different levels of transparency depending on security implications, so we will follow the...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy Connolly is entitled to ask questions. That is why we are here tonight. It is important that we have that capability and also that we try to achieve common purpose as we address what is still a critical situation. For those patients in Galway, and for that reason, we have to be careful here in what we say. Various Members, including Deputy O'Donnell, have said they were not able to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Just Transition Fund's objective is to fund innovative projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Wider Midlands region and which have employment and enterprise potential.The Department held a competitive call for applications to this Fund, which closed on 17 July 2020, in response to which over 100 applications were received. 16 'Strand 1'...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together. The 2009 Effort Sharing Decision 406/2009/EC (ESD) sets annual binding emissions reduction targets for EU Member States for the period 2013 to 2020. These targets cover emissions from sectors outside of the EU Emissions Trading System, such as agriculture, transport, buildings and waste. For the year 2020 itself, the target set...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme, operated by the Environmental Protection Agency, has undergone significant investment and expansion in recent years, with the number of monitoring stations increasing from 30 in 2017 to 93 today.All monitoring stations collect air quality data for a range of pollutants in order to provide information to the public, and for assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government recognises that significant investment will be required over the next decade to support the achievement of our climate targets. To support this increased investment, an estimated €9.5 billion will be raised, with revenues ring-fenced, over the decade through annual increases in the rate of carbon tax. My Department is currently preparing a new Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050. This objective is at the heart of the European Green Deal and in line with the EU’s commitment to global climate action under the Paris Agreement. The EU and its Member States, acting jointly, submitted an updated NDC on 17 December 2020, which confirmed commitment to a binding target of a net domestic reduction of at least 55% in greenhouse...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) operates in all EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It limits emissions from more than 11,000 heavy energy-using installations (power stations and large industrial plants), and airlines operating between these countries, covering approximately 45% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. Over 100 stationary installations and 15 aircraft...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Government has a comprehensive policy response in place to ensure that Ireland can respond effectively to the locked-in effects of Climate Change.As required in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, the cornerstone of this policy is the National Adaptation Framework (NAF) which my Department published in January 2018.The NAF establishes the context which ensures that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments.The first National Implementation Plan (2018-2020), published in 2018, set out Ireland’s strategy to achieve the SDGs both domestically and internationally. The Goals are mainstreamed in domestic policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The first National Implementation Plan (2018-2020), published in 2018, set out Ireland’s strategy to achieve the SDGs both domestically and internationally. An important element of this Plan is the SDG Policy Map and Matrix, which enhances the ability of stakeholders to track Ireland’s implementation of specific SDGs and associated targets, and to assess Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As part of an effective communications and media relations function, my Department is committed to ensuring that public discourse pertaining to the Department's work is understood in order to better inform policy and communications. My Department recently conducted a competitive procurement process to engage a media monitoring service. The contract was awarded to Truehawk Media...