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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28961/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Dr. Kinsella and Dr. Healy for their broad-ranging presentations. I would like to take up a few points, first with Dr. Kinsella. He stated that anger is going to become an economic variable. I ask him to expand on that, and where he sees that being an issue. I will link it to two other points. What exactly does he mean by the statement that anger has become something that is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Anger was always there. Why is Dr. Kinsella stating that it is now accelerating at that rate?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have two quick questions in the limited time left. Are we now in the middle of a new industrial revolution? Dr. Kinsella spoke about housing, anger and the median voter. The ESRI report that will be published tomorrow mentions an extra spend of between €4 billion and €5 billion. The document appears to deal exclusively with social housing provision. It does not appear to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Budget Priorities Exiting Covid-19 Pandemic: Discussion (3 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Kinsella probably only needs to read it once.

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome this economic recovery plan. On the business side, I very much welcome the continuation of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector and the commercial rates waiver. In my limited time, I want to deal with one specific aspect of the recovery plan, namely, aviation. I am a Deputy in Limerick city. Shannon Airport is on our doorstep. It is critical in terms of connectivity. I...

Mental Health During and Post Covid-19: Statements (3 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I spoke on this subject a number of weeks ago and I asked to speak on it again today because it will be a hugely important issue into the future. We probably will be living with Covid indefinitely. It is like no other pandemic that has gone before. Covid is going to be on the horizon in some shape or form, possibly for the rest of our lifetimes. Lockdowns will potentially be required at...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (3 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 109. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports the Economic Recovery Plan will put in place to help persons back to work and to help SMEs recover; the breakdown of applications approved for the small business assistance scheme for Covid in County Limerick to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30089/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (3 Jun 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the key actions which will be delivered in the Justice Plan 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30188/21]

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Matthews and Senator Buttimer. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss national cybersecurity in light of the recent cyberattacks on the HSE and the Department of Health. The meeting brings together international experts in this area. We thank them for accommodating the committee on such short notice. This is an issue which requires detailed...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Larkin. I now invite Mr. Padraic O'Reilly, co-founder and chief product officer with CyberSaint, who comes to us from the US. We thank Mr. O'Reilly for taking the time to be with us today. We look forward to Mr. O'Reilly's contribution.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. O'Reilly, you referred to metrics. Can you give us an example of what you deem to be a metric measurement?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: We look forward to putting questions to you, Mr. O'Reilly. Ms Carolan is an expert in cybersecurity, particularly on the recruitment of experts. We will hear her opening statement in the context of the director position that is currently vacant in the NCSC and what that role involves. I thank her for joining us. She has approximately five minutes.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you, Ms Carolan. You have certainly given us food for thought. The range of €220,000 to €290,000 is far off the €89,000 being mentioned and reported in the media. We look forward to questioning you in that regard. We will move to Mr. Walsh, the chair of Cyber Ireland. I thank Mr. Walsh and his colleague, Mr. Byrne, again for coming at such short notice. We deem...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: If the witnesses have prepared statements they might provide them to the clerk so that we can distribute them among members. Mr. Walsh quoted figures and percentages that would be interesting to us. If he has compiled those figures together we can deal with them as we go along.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I move to my own spot now. I thank all the witnesses for being here. This is a critical time for cybersecurity, and especially in Ireland. I have questions for Mr. O'Reilly and Mr. Larkin. Why were the systems of the HSE and Department of Health attacked? Is there any particular reason for that to have happened? How is Ireland perceived in respect of its level of cybersecurity?...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I compliment Mr. O'Reilly on his choice of reading, because I can see volumes by Samuel Beckett and James Joyce in his background. I had a quick look at the time, and Mr. O'Reilly was probably up at an ungodly hour. It is probably 4 a.m. in the US, so I thank him for contributing to this committee.