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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Of course they can. Take for example a mobile operator that has a collection of equipment that is physical and virtual, and which is located in different locations around the country-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Okay, let us say it is in the cloud and is located in a data centre in another country. ComReg can come into that operator and can require them to show ComReg any part of their network, and can compel them to provide any information required, and the operator will have to comply with that direction.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The data being located in another country does not make it harder to inspect. It is under the effective control of the operator.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: They can carry out an inspection, just as they could regardless of where the data is located. It is absolutely irrelevant where the actual, physical location of the machines are that are storing the software that is operating the network.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Yes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: There is nothing on that in the legislation but the Minister of the day will keep it under review.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Is the Chairman asking whether there is existing legislation to do that under what is in force at the moment? There is not, and this is why we are bringing forward this legislation.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Exactly.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I will certainly consider bringing forward an amendment on Report Stage. We will see to that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No. 4: In page 18, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “Critical components 20.(1) The Minister may prescribe any component or any class of components as a critical component or critical components. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), in prescribing a component or class of components, the Minister may have regard to: ...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No 5: In page 18, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “Minister to assess likelihood of vendor being subjected to interference by third country 21.(1) The Minister may assess at any time, and on an ongoing basis, the likelihood of a vendor being subjected to interference by a third country. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the matters...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I move amendment No. 6: In page 18, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “Assessment as high-risk vendor 22.(1) Where the Minister makes an assessment - (a) in accordance with section 21, that there is a likelihood of a vendor being subjected to interference by a third country, (b) that there is a significant risk that a vendor will not be able to secure supply...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: We are discussing amendment No. 6.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: For the assessment as a high-risk vendor, where the Minister makes an assessment in accordance with section 21 that there is a likelihood of a vendor being subjected to interference by a third country, that there is a significant risk that a vendor will not be able to secure supply of critical components, that the overall quality of critical components provided by a vendor is inadequate, or...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: There are a few issues. Deputy McNamara was asking about the general transparency provisions around this. I was talking about how in one section of the Bill, we discussed the nature of the judicial system and the democratic system, or lack of, in the country of the vendor and, in another section, we are discussing the quality of the components and so on. Therefore, if a vendor is put on...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Only information that is a threat to national security is withheld. That is decided by judicial oversight.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: No. Somebody can be deemed to be a high-risk vendor even if they have no national security problems at all because their equipment, for example, is poor quality. In that situation, there is no confidentiality about the-----

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (8 Nov 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I am advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that, as of 28 October 2022, over 97,000 premises can order or pre-order a high-speed broadband connection, with over 87,700 premises passed and available for immediate connection. Construction is underway across 26 counties demonstrating that the project is reaching scale. The NBP State led intervention has been designed to re-use...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (8 Nov 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Survey and design work for the new high speed fibre broadband network under the National Broadband Plan is complete or ongoing by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) in every county in Ireland. Surveys are needed to establish the condition of existing poles and ducts, to ascertain whether repairs are needed. NBI’s contractors walk the fibre route to inspect infrastructure and gather...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (8 Nov 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Survey and design work for the new high speed fibre broadband network under the National Broadband Plan is complete or ongoing by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) in every county in Ireland. I am advised by NBI that, as of 28 October 2022, over 97,000 premises can order or pre-order a high-speed broadband connection across 25 counties, with over 87,700 premises passed across 25 counties and...