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Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Industrial Disputes (13 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 17. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to meet with striking workers (details supplied) who he has acknowledged have been treated poorly; and the actions he plans to take regarding unfair treatment of workers in Ireland. [23761/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: I have listened with some interest to the reply the Minister gave to Deputy Tóibín. I am hearing - and serving members will be hearing this as well - about commissions and reviews and I am hearing claims that the Government is working on this, that it is all in hand and that the Government will get there eventually. Do we have any idea of a definitive timeline? Is it realistic to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel with expertise in security, process development and threat intelligence assessment seconded to the national security analysis centre, NASC, in view of the recognised potential and important role of the Defence Forces in the national cybersecurity strategy as outlined in the programme for Government. [28525/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: The current national cybersecurity strategy, which was published in December last and runs until 2025, refers to the need to improve the ability of the State to respond to and to manage cybersecurity incidents, including those with a national security component, and to identify and protect critical national infrastructure by increasing resilience to cyber attack. Given some of the most...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: The White Paper on Defence, produced in 2015 and amended in 2019, identified hybrid attacks or cyberattacks and threats to the cyber domain and from espionage have been assessed as increasing since 2015, while the wider political and global environment is more complex and uncertain. We have seen similar attacks in Britain on the UK National Health Service, which was a specific and targeted...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: The Minister mentioned State infrastructure there but it is more than State infrastructure. It includes State assets as well. I recognise, however, that he referenced the continual learning because that is critical when it comes to issues such as this. Ireland has a high level of foreign direct investment. We have multinational corporations here that are household names. The investment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made to date regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, to bring the Defence Forces within its scope of provisions. [28527/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Army Barracks (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 3. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the site of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, will be examined as the potential national headquarters of the Army Reserve forces as part of a strategic State and Defence Forces role. [28524/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Army Barracks (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: In 2012, Columb Barracks in Mullingar ceased to be permanently occupied by the Defence Forces. Since then, there have been periods of local use by sporting bodies, An Garda Síochána and other valued and valuable community groups. Despite neglect by Government since its closure, the barracks, with its historical buildings on a large site, continues to have enormous potential....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Army Barracks (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: The Reserve has always played a pivotal, if somewhat undervalued, role in the history of the State and the Defence Forces. We are now at a critical junction where a decision needs to be made on both the Reserve Defence Force and Columb Barracks. The investment in development and education, particularly for the youth, in experience in military lifestyles and military skills is best evidenced...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Army Barracks (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: When the Minister was looking at potential options for Columb Barracks, was a national headquarters for the Reserve one of those options? Mullingar occupies a strategically important geographical location. It is less than one hour from Dublin and less than 100 km from the Border. It is within easy reach of Carna, the Curragh and the Glen of Imaal. It has a multitude of land suitable for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Corps (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on plans for the provision of primary radar. [28523/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Corps (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: To the shock and horror of most of the country it was again reported last week that Ireland is the only EU country that does not have primary radar to monitor its airspace. More than 70% of EU traffic literally travels over our heads but we can only see those aircraft if they choose to allow us to do so by turning on their transponders. Why is this, and what is the Minister's view on the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Corps (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: Some years ago, an agreement was negotiated whereby the Royal Air Force, RAF, would patrol our airspace. I understand that agreement was signed by the Department of Defence, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Irish Aviation Authority, a commercial State body not directly answerable to the Oireachtas. Is it true that the input of the General Officer Commanding of the Air...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Air Corps (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: I note the Minister did not actually answer the questions on when the agreement was reached or the impact Brexit will have on it. At the moment, our skies are patrolled by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, an organisation we consistently refuse to align with, citing our neutrality. Our pilots are trained in America and Australia, one of NATO's largest troop contributors. These...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Budgets (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Vote 36 of budget 2021 regarding the Defence Forces and his Department's annual expenditure will be amended to include the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces. [28528/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (8 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the additional resources that have been provided specifically to deal with increased gangland activity in view of the role of the Defence Forces in providing aid to the civil power. [28526/20]

River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020: First Stage (7 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to create a single competent authority to co-ordinate flood risk and management along the River Shannon and to provide for matters connected therewith. Ireland's longest river is the River Shannon. It is also the slowest moving because of the low gradient. It flows through 11 counties from Cavan to Limerick yet...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (7 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the plight of the Uighur population in China particularly those in the north-west Xinjiang province; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Offices (7 Oct 2020)

Sorca Clarke: 152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reopen the public registrations office in County Longford. [29205/20]