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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That would be where defence meets offence I imagine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. That is why I used the term “counterstrike”, which would be carried out in the middle of an attack. I do not mean that we should be engaging in cyberwarfare when it is not necessary. However, we should definitely ensure that we have the full capacity to protect ourselves. What relationship does the Government see the NCSC having with An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What will be the interaction between the NCSC and the Defence Forces in future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The main work is that of a preventative nature that must be done by the NCSC. I refer to ensuring that everyone follows best practice, that we have fireproofing in place and that we no longer have the weaknesses such as those that, for many reasons, existed within the HSE. Regarding this increased capacity, I assume that we are reasonably happy with whatever the interaction is now with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will the Minister of State comment briefly on interaction with the critical infrastructure organisations and how that is going in respect of auditing and providing protection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that, but I am getting the evil eye from the Chair in respect of overstretching my time. I hope that somebody during further questioning will address the issue of the Sensor programme and the point made in the executive summary concerning the development of a baseline security standard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is absolutely necessary that we have that information, namely, the moneys that are going to be spent across the board and the actions that will be taken in every part of critical infrastructure. On something the Minister of State said earlier, the buck stops with the national security analysis centre in the Department of the Taoiseach in the context of intelligence. To a degree, it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It was about Sensor and also the national security analysis centre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is responsible for co-ordination.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Point 8 in the executive summary states: "Enhance the technical monitoring capability under Sensor, improve the analytical and intelligence technologies that underpin it, and expand its use across the Public Sector."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would add that we have heard a number of anecdotal reports of many companies that are not declaring incidents and are just paying the money, getting the key and telling nobody anything because of a fear of reputational damage.

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Motion (21 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Everybody is in agreement about the necessity of ensuring we deal with these issues, particularly in regard to the sharing of vital information - fingerprints, DNA and vehicle registration data. In the world we live in, there is an absolute necessity to ensure we have not only the legislation but also the technological capacity, etc., required to allow us to share information when dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Official Engagements (21 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his recent engagements in Croatia and Slovenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the recent engagements he has had with insurance underwriters in order to bring more into the market; the further progress made in relation to the Action Plan for Insurance Reform Implementation Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44778/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Commissioner and his team for coming before the committee. If possible, I will do over-and-back questions and answers. Some of my questions are very short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: To follow on from the points made by Deputy Haughey regarding the corporate tax rate, the Commissioner has spoken about the fact that he believes there is a decent possibility of an international deal in this regard. He referred to the minimum effective rate. There is a 12.5% rate in Ireland. However, although France, for example, had a rate of 26.5%, in many cases there were workarounds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I get that. There will be an attempt to deal with it within the rules, which will need to be consistently and constantly reviewed to ensure they do exactly what they say on the tin. That is vital. Mr. Gentiloni spoke about the fiscal rules and governance. I am going to take an inference from what he said and some of what has been reported to the effect that Mr. Gentiloni believes Europe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: To have flexibility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (20 Sep 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: You could be sorry about this. My apologies beforehand. I appreciate the previous two answers. I welcome what Mr. Gentiloni has said and I welcome the solidarity that has been shown on the Brexit issue. I particularly welcome his statement that the only show in town is the Irish protocol and it is just about finding the best case scenario with regard to its operability. We need Europe to...