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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that and Deputy Howlin has drawn attention to that fact. We all accept the difficulties we are facing and if we did not, the ransomware attack on the HSE proved the danger of the new world in which we live. I am always somewhat wary of defence issues, particularly in regard to army and military co-operation being melded into the conversation around cybersecurity meets cyber...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In regard to the exercises, I imagine it was an opt-in to be part of those projects. Our guests spoke about the joint cyber unit. Does the EDA see itself as the lead in respect of cyberdefence? I am not sure where cybersecurity and cyberdefence stop and start. Long term, we have to deal with defence capacity, international law issues, digital hygiene, and a capacity to disrupt attacks and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I will follow up on my earlier questions. Do the joint exercises involve a straightforward opt-in? Is that a straightforward opt-in? What are the criteria? Did a number of states decide to collaborate on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have a general question about the European Defence Agency. Mr. Roehrig might have gathered from my earlier comments that even the name frightens the life out of me and other people in the context of where it will end up. There is a fear of a wider European army and so on. How do the protocols go with regard to the EDA determining what member states want and need, what the requirements...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In most cases, it would be a member state or a number of member states coming to the EDA, seeking action and to collaborate with each other. What roadmap does the EDA see? I accept what the witnesses have said about it being collaborative action that people opt into. How do they see the European Union operating when the matter of security meets foreign policy, especially when we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Mr. Ruutu and Mr. Roehrig for their engagement. I apologise for my mispronunciation. Is it possible for the committee to maintain an element of engagement and see when things change? There is information about multi-annual funding for cybersecurity and the sphere that the EDA deals with, which I think it would be beneficial to examine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank Ms Hynes and Mr. Ó Conghaile for appearing before the committee. I add my voice to what has been said. Obviously, Ms Hynes's CV speaks for itself regarding her ability to do the job, which to a degree is to see the end of an outfit and hopefully the successful creation of two new outfits. Significant work needs to be done on safety given the conversation we have had earlier. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is how they use them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that, but at base level, is it the case that all the information necessary is contained in the VFR and if somebody else is building up from those databases, they have what they need?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The system did not work as perfectly as it should. That is a piece of work that we can follow up on later. On the wider issue in relation to safety, what I am trying to get at is the question of whether, in the Air Navigation Transport Bill 2020, we have all the checks and balances we require to catch mistakes. Mistakes happen. We commonly use the example of global air travel. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That makes sense. Beyond that, it is about enacting those actions as soon as possible. I welcome the fact that Mr. Ó Conghaile has said the system has sufficient depth to it to catch mistakes as they happen and improve.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is a weakness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think we need to do a piece of due diligence on that. I have a million questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They could be dealing with anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I add my voice to those praising the fabulous work being done by the An Post network particularly over the pandemic. We have good interaction with its team. I thank Mr. Angus Laverty in particular for the work he has done. He has always been entirely accessible. I want to put that on the record. Some of the difficulties that have arisen since July relating to customs since Brexit were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. Are we still talking about a situation where warehouses are full and this is delaying other packages coming through? Is it as bad as it was a couple of months ago? Is it worse? Where are we at in resolving that? What interaction has An Post had with Customs and Revenue here in relation to any possible fixes or mitigations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: There was a narrative that there was a huge amount of difficulties. I was hoping this would be an opportunity to get a complete update on where we are now and how serious the situation is now compared to a month or two ago. If Ms Bolger could come back with that information, it would be vital. It is something that the committee needs to tease out. If something needs to happen at our end,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Can Ms Bolger respond on the small operators and their perception they do not get bang for buck from An Post compared with the treatment for larger vendors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think the committee has some questions that we need to put to An Post and would include the wider question of sustainability and community banking. Where is An Post in relation to the ongoing review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: My question relates to some of what was said earlier. It was pointed out to me previously that if one is talking about new services from the State, if anything requires tendering An Post would fail unless the tendering process was changed to a degree that would take into account the social and community work of post offices, to paraphrase what was said. Could Ms Bolger comment on that? ...