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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that. I accept the added difficulties with the pilots the Department was looking to put in place in the context of the wider issue we have that an insufficient number of people are working in this sector. I know that a lot of things are being considered. We have to look at pay scales and any incentivisation we can provide. We know of the difficulties of people, some of whom...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Obviously, we need to look at the issue of the rates of pay. Again, I accept the difficulties in providing a timeline, but we need that task force to have its inaugural meeting. I accept that considerable work has probably been done, but we need the task force to put the priorities that are required in place and on the agenda, to be enacted by the Government as quickly as possible. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That would be brilliant.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They are family-friendly.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: As has been stated by Deputy Ó Broin and others, we will not oppose the Bill, but we do not believe it will cut the mustard and deal with the situation of hard-pressed renters. The rent pressure zones failed, as will this legislation. It is almost as if it is legislation for a situation that is not as dysfunctional as the one with which we are dealing. RPZs failed to deliver on 4%;...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree that the Government has responsibility. It is in power, and therefore it has the information and all the resources of government to be able to do what needs to be done. Our difficulty from time to time has not been regarding measures, but the lack of a coherent plan and clear messaging. These aspects must be improved. We all accept that this is an incredibly difficult situation....

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That makes complete sense and there is obviously the need for flexibility because all member states are coming from a different place in regard to this. I get the fact that there has been a huge uptake in regard to cybersecurity defences among many businesses across Ireland because of the ransomware attack on the HSE. If ever there was a lesson that needed to be learned, that is the lesson....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate all that and I will finish by asking a short question. I imagine that Mr. Lepassaar's answer will be that he foresees that the review will deal with the due diligence that will be required in this field. What sort of structure is needed? What sort of lead operation do we need that would make sure that we covered all of the bases? I get the idea of a framework that respects...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have always hoped that the persons responsible for the ransomware attack had bitten off more than they could chew and that we had learned lessons. I hope that Mr. Lepassaar can answer all of that in the next two minutes. I would be delighted if he could assure me that everything is going to be sorted from a European point of view in terms of cybersecurity and defence into the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: So the message is they must be tweaked and ramped up. I appreciate the interaction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will be brief. I wish to follow up on Senator Chambers's point on software providers. Mr. Lepassaar spoke about them having an obligation. We have a sense down the years, perhaps unfairly, that many operating system providers, in particular, not to name anyone, produced something rather badly and then worked on the basis that a company would pay to make sure it got the updates. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: When Mr. Lepassaar spoke about the NIS review and NIS 2 and essential or critical service providers, he spoke of, not to put words in his mouth, a weakness in the sense that it does not take into account research, innovation or the third level sector. He spoke specifically about those who were involved in innovation around vaccines. I imagine he is proposing that it be revisited. He is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister of State to the committee to deal with this vital issue. We have had previous interactions on this, in particular at the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. We have also had the NCSC review, the full report of which I request for this committee, excepting the redactions. It would be useful for what we are talking about. We all welcomed the increase in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There was a question about the investment in security from the point of view of companies and whether there is a requirement for us to look at having a certain baseline. I gave the American example, which could be based on the fact that they have been under attack for longer, so it has just been built into their psyche and planning from the point of view of companies. I ask the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. The Minister of State made the right call on that. We will revisit it at a later stage. Does he see the joint cyber unit framework and NIS as being sufficient for what needs to be done from a collaborative point of view on a European basis and that we have the capacity to deal with the baseline standards, in particular within the public sector? Beyond that, I am interested...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is brilliant. I must apologise as I need to go and speak on ventilation, on which I am also an expert.