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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: -----Wexford or Dublin, it is immaterial. Ireland is Ireland. The four corners of our country should be supported. We missed an opportunity here and the Government should explain why.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Support to Ukraine: Motion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State. I commend my colleague and friend Senator Seery Kearney on tabling this important Private Members' motion. I welcome the opportunity to speak on it. It is critical that we facilitate the full integration of Ukrainian families into our communities. I want to address the issue of transport with regard to driving licences and the inability of Ukrainian...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Dr. Browne and thank him for his contribution. I congratulate him on his appointment. Unlike Senator Craughwell, I believe the centre should be under the Department of Justice. We have a department of homeland security and it is called the Department of Justice. In The Irish Timestoday, one of our witnesses today, Dr. Michael Scott, is reported as saying that he will tell us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Browne. In his presentation and in response to a question he referred to the telecommunications regulator. With regard to telecommunications, the banking sector, the HSE, Rehab and the charity sector, is there a silo mentality in operation or is there now joined-up thinking? Dr. Browne referred to the HSE being a preventable incident and commented on the PwC analysis. How are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The NCSC referenced in its presentation that its headcount will grow from 45 to 70 by 2024. Will Dr. Browne comment on the excellent work being done in higher education by Dr. Eoin Byrne, the cluster manager at Cyber Ireland, on a collaborative approach to recruitment? How does he see the role of the NCSC in working with Dr. Byrne on that? I compliment Dr. Byrne on the work he is doing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: My final contribution is to thank Dr. Browne for his remarks. That collaborative project in MTU he spoke about, aimed at the critical skills shortage in the area of professional cybersecurity, began before any attack was imminent. I commend Dr. Byrne and others in MTU on their work. I thank Dr. Browne for attending.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank our guests for their excellent contributions. This meeting should be a precursor to ones we will hold in the future. We have learned an awful lot. Dr. Scott spoke about there being no Geneva Convention in cyberspace. How can we ensure there will be a new convention that, in a modern world, will take cybersecurity on board? As a Government and a State in collaboration with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Is a Geneva Convention for cybersecurity and cyberspace attainable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Dr. Scott spoke about the United Arab Emirates as a country with an approach that stands in contrast to ours in that the issue is taken very seriously there. How can we take a similar approach here? What sort of infrastructure should the Government put in place in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Scott. My next question is for Mr. O'Reilly, in light of Dr. Browne's comments on the legislation and Mr. O'Reilly's reference to the landmark US Bill, the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act. How far away is Ireland from coming up with our own cybersecurity Bill such as that which the US has introduced? In the context of our collaboration and engagement, what do we need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: If I am not mistaken, Mr. O'Reilly is in Boston.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: To take the state of Massachusetts, Mr. O'Reilly referenced Logan Airport and there is the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. How do those entities compare with us in terms of cybersecurity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank our witnesses for attending. Again, this is just the tip of the iceberg and I think we need to come back, as a committee, and have more substantive hearings. I hope that we can learn from the witnesses’ presentations but also from the events of the past. Dr. Scott's point in regard to a new Geneva Convention is one that we need to pursue as a committee. We should perhaps...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Acting Leader to invite the Minister for Transport to the House to discuss the ongoing delays experienced by passengers at Dublin Airport as a matter of urgency. With the collapse of the aviation sector during the pandemic, we all accepted that there would be some recovery time needed but what passengers at Dublin Airport experienced last weekend was unacceptable. I appreciate...

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairman (24 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the proposal.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend all involved in the Daffodil Day fundraiser this morning and I hope everybody can support Daffodil Day tomorrow. As we know, the Irish Cancer Society provides huge support to families and people with cancer. I commend Averil Power and her team on the work they do. Today is also an auspicious day. In the audiovisual room we saw the launch of the home care providers alliance. For...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to offer my sympathies to Senator Fitzpatrick. I was not aware when I made my earlier contribution. I had the pleasure of knowing Dermot, who was a gentleman. I wish her and her family my deepest sympathies.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (23 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State is very welcome. I appreciate his being here. I know this is not his area of specialty as a Minister of State. The aviation industry and the hospitality sector have been decimated in the past two years. I welcome the opportunity with this Commencement matter to raise the need for an aviation and hospitality tourism recovery task force strategy. My Commencement...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aviation Industry (23 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The critical point is, first, that there are no plans and, second, that we have a new national aviation policy being rewritten. The pivotal point from which we should start is that our airline and aviation sector has changed considerably, as I said. We have seen profound change. Tourism is our largest indigenous employer, responsible for over...