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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: My apologies to the Minister of State for interrupting him but I am conscious of time. I hear what the Minister of State is saying but the review also stated that the NCSC is under-resourced and over-tasked and the Minister of State will not actually say those words. Do the Minister of State and the Government accept all of the recommendations, including those on staffing and restructuring?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Is there an estimated cost for the provision of the headquarters for the NCSC for which I appreciate the requirement for specialist equipment and configuration? Separately, what countries were included in the comparison carried out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Does the Minister of State have an estimated cost for this at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it too early for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: : I thank the Minister of State. It is important that efforts are made to fill those gaps as quickly as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for sticking with us. Why a five-year rather than a two-year plan? What are the considerations involved? Why is the scale of investment not more compressed and front-loaded? Is it because the money is not there? Is it because the recruitment criteria cannot be met? Is it feasible to condense this into two years? The Minister of State rightly said that the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this incredibly important issue. I can say on behalf of the staff of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, that there is serious concern about the future of critical and emergency care services at the hospital and that concern is matched by the local community and the population of County Meath. The rumour mill is rife with stories of impending cuts to hours,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for her forthright response, which is appreciated. However, I cannot understand how she can say there is no change in policy and then read that script. As far as I can see, the writing is on the wall. I have read enough from the HSE and enough health service policy down the years to know that. I have seen this before in the cases of Roscommon, Monaghan,...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Deputy Whitmore and the Social Democrats for bringing forward this timely and necessary motion. What we have unfolding before us, particularly in recent months, is a picture of abject failure on behalf of successive Governments to prepare and manage energy and electricity policy, and supply and demand, adequately. Amber alerts are now a common feature, electricity outages are...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: It is significant that no Minister, including the Taoiseach, can assure the people that we will not have blackouts during the winter. That is significant and a clear case of mismanagement. The red carpet is rolled out on the demand side and the Government dithers on the supply side. Renewable energy support scheme, RESS, auctions have been postponed. Wind Energy Ireland maintains that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an electric taxi must be bought within three months of the approval of the eSPSV grant; if this means that a taxi driver who applies for a grant and experiences delivery delays, this could result in him or her losing the eligibility for a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (29 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an independent report into the Blackwater and Boyne catchments (details supplied); if he has considered its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Meath is inadequately resourced with support teachers; if she will immediately review this position to ensure a fair allocation of resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47075/21]

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, IPBES, reports leave us in no doubt about the twin climate and biodiversity crises we face and that we will have even more devastating consequences if urgent action is not taken now. Unfortunately, successive governments have failed to do enough in...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I believe I have ten and half minutes.

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it up? I apologise. This is an important area. We are committed to achieving our 2030 targets. We believe fundamentally that this will require bringing people with us. We need to engage with people at every step of the way. That is a call I will be making of the Minister. I will think every step of the way in terms of eco-austerity. With the greatest of respect to Amazon and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I might ask Dr. Tienhaara about the ECT. In her most recent contribution she said there is no positive benefit for the public from the ECT. If that is the case, I wonder what she would suggest if she was advising the Government or the Minister on it. A number of European colleagues have called on the European Union to withdraw from the treaty. Is that something Dr. Tienhaara would support...

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Deputy Bríd Smith for bringing forward this Bill. It gives us an opportunity to debate two really important issues. In terms of data centres, this week we heard from experts at the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action about the impact they are having, we have the EirGrid All-Island Generation Capacity Statement 2019-2028 and we heard the Government outline its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Chairman and the witnesses. I will pick up on some of the queries that have been raised with us, particularly in the area of data protection, monitoring and enforcement. I appreciate that there are many questions still to be answered on this matter. Is it the case that there is a question over the concept of data minimisation and how that will be ensured, and enforced? Is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I also asked about the relationship with the private sector digital service providers and oversight. Are their concerns that sensitive personal data might get into the hands of actors, whatever their intentions, that one did not intend to have control of or access to such data?