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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: 1386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Fingal County Council has received significantly less funding than other greater Dublin area local authorities under the National Transport Authority sustainable measures grants in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54952/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (14 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if studies have taken place to determine the number of persons displaced by the retirement age, impacting on those 65 to 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53250/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (13 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passport applications made, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53405/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (13 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if financial institutions are meeting their targets in respect of the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (13 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sectors within the public service which will not benefit from the phased increase of the retirement age from 65 to 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53404/17]

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: As respectfully as I can, I will debunk some of the remarks made about the statements of Jean Claude Juncker on the establishment of a European army. I do not need to remind the Members, as they have already made statements to this effect, that we are a neutral country, are not aligned and make decisions based on the triple lock which involves this House, the UN and the Cabinet. Therefore,...

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: Does the Deputy not serve the people of Tipperary?

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: The Deputy has many masters then.

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network Expansion (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: It is obvious that very little priority has been given to this project. It was announced in 2015 and there was a four-year delivery plan but the Minister's response suggests it will be at least two years late in being delivered and I am very disappointed by that. I commend the Minister and the Minister for Finance for the additional resources that have been allocated to the transport...

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network Expansion (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter. The Minister is very much aware of the particular requirements of commuters on the north side of Dublin. For several years there have been serious capacity problems along the northern commuter line which extends as far as the Border and they continue to get worse. Although additional capacity is urgently required, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: As we have a quorum I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: Good morning and welcome everyone to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. This morning in session one we will hear from representatives of Facebook on the topic of cybersecurity for children and young adults and in session 2 we will hear from the Ombudsman for Children on the annual report for 2016. In session one representatives from Facebook will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses very much for their contributions. We will open up with Deputy Funchion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: Do our witnesses wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: What is Ms Sweeney's definition of a fake account? It is important for us all to understand her definition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: Before I let Deputy Mitchell in, one of the comments the witnesses made sparked a thought on photographic imagery, particularly that which is taken by others. Ms Cummiskey mentioned that overlaying of text on a photograph is banned. Presumably, it has to be reported. I can think of dozens of examples of people in this room, in public life, who are inundated with that sort of stuff, not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: It includes myself and many others over years. It is problematic. We are politicians and we have thick skins, but if applied to a child or young person, it is clearly difficult. How quickly does that process take place? How many people does Facebook have assigned to it? Is it centralised, globalised or how is it done? I have regularly seen videos on Facebook, including in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: Ms Cummiskey said Facebook would remove mocking comments, but what about the video itself?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: Before the next witness comes in, I ask the committee to agree to Deputy Neville taking the Chair for a couple of minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses. While I will do my best to focus on the committee's hearings on children, youth affairs and cybersecurity, fake news is a big issue for social media platforms, including the witnesses' own platform, although it is not as organised here as the much written about events of November 2016 in the United States. I am coming at the sort of incendiary article which can pop up...