Results 16,441-16,460 of 26,148 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: To be cynical, is it a way for the cyberpirates to let the HSE know the amount of data they have secured? Would the HSE know from the key how much data the criminals have been able to take from its system?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The heat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Pressure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Larkin believe they can still deliver on their threat?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the witnesses attending today's engagement, namely Mr. Larkin, Mr. O'Reilly, Ms Carolan, Mr. Walsh and Dr. Byrne. No doubt, this is a subject on which we will follow up with them and their colleagues. The issue of cybercrime is probably one of the greatest threats to Ireland at State and business levels that we have seen in our lifetime. As a committee, we are going to do a body of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are continuing our discussion of national cybersecurity. The specific purpose of this meeting is to discuss national cybersecurity in light of the recent cyberattacks on the HSE and the Department of Health. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ossian Smyth. All witnesses are again reminded of the long-standing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State. I will now call members. The first slot is a Fianna Fáil one. Senator Dooley, you have approximately four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Can the Senator be very brief? We are very short on time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Please get on with your question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will take up that point. The Minister of State referred to the job offer being €106,000 to €127,000. Did the Department get people applying and were the applicants deemed not suitable? What does the Minister of State regard as a comparable salary for a similar position elsewhere? What range of salary are we looking at? What will the process be to recruit such a person now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: How long ago was that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: So it will be higher than €106,000-€127,000 scale.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is paid for comparable positions elsewhere, such as in the UK, or countries of a similar size to Ireland such as Estonia? Does the Minister of State know what salaries are being paid for similar roles?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State is looking at a salary well in excess of €127,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is to be welcomed. When is it expected to advertise the position?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Pat Larkin was a witness before the committee yesterday. He said that he measured Ireland versus the UK spending in cybersecurity per capita. Mr. Larkin expected that we should be spending in the order of €50 million per annum, but we are spending about €5 million per annum. Does the Minister of State believe that the National Cyber Security Centre is under-resourced?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What level of funding would the Minister of State like to see in place for cybersecurity for the State in the context of policy, advice and structures?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister of State expect that we will see a substantial increase in cybersecurity funding from the Government and the State?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State. I call Senator Gerry Horkan from Fianna Fáil who has four minutes.