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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his engagements with local authorities in relation to the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan specifically in relation to pole infrastructure and road opening licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23058/21]

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister said that mandatory hotel quarantining has been a vital tool in providing us with protection. We had the dreadful experience in December and January when, if anyone had not heard it before, the new horror term "variant" emerged. We are now aware of the Kent variant, which has had a huge impact in Britain and throughout Ireland. Beyond that, we have the ongoing horror for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In Question No. 12, I have brought up the case of early childcare services and accessing the national childcare scheme, NCS. There are a number of these services in danger. We are talking about the referrals from Tusla. I am aware that there are ongoing conversations and while Tusla will deal with the House – Coxs Demesne Youth and Community Project because it has a service level...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We will have sufficient time. We will probably get to Question No. 14 as well, will we not?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 12. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the national childcare scheme; the measures he has taken to allay the challenges faced by community early learning and childcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 14. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to the extending remit of the Department of Education in relation to the sponsorship of children within the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28571/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific actions introduced as per the statement within the Programme for Government to strengthen the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms with regard to short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of short-term let properties operating in rent pressure zones without the appropriate permissions identified by the local authorities and brought back to the long-term rental market since the relevant amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) in 2019, by local authority in tabular form; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement local authorities with rent pressure zones have had with his Department in relation to short-term letting regulations detailing any concerns raised including within the Covid-19 pandemic context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (27 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 20 May 2021, when he expects to receive the remaining returns from local authorities impacted by the short-term letting regulation. [28950/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It has been said by many in the House that the public and front-line care workers have done a huge amount of work to subdue case numbers. It is not very long ago that the situation was different. We all remember the dreadful figures and statistics. We dreaded watching the news, particularly in December and January. However, we have got the situation under control. We also faced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the Tánaiste for coming before the committee. This all comes down to the investment court system that he dealt with substantially. We had a number of legal minds and other experts before the committee. There was some element in the narrative of people moving away from ISDS. Regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, some of the ISDS-related situations were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On some level, my question is a follow up from earlier. Some of the commentary relates to the flexibility referred to by Deputy Howlin and just continuing with provisional application. There has already been a fair amount of conversation about where ratification is and is not. A considerable number of states have not ratified it while others have difficulties with it. I cannot see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think we can agree on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I welcome the Minister of State's presentation. To put it starkly, Mr. Padraic O'Reilly stated yesterday that ransomware attacks have gone up by 311% in the past number of years. Mr. Pat Larkin told us that where they once dealt with one ransomware attack a week it is now happening every day. We all get that this is incredibly serious. I think we would all accept that, due to the ad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I referred to protective or defensive capacity but also-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I accept that. That is one of the things that needs to be looked at. Maybe it is beyond the NCSC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We are talking about the organisations with which the NCSC is dealing. We need to make sure it has the capacity to carry out the risk assessments. Where are the risk assessments for some of these critical organisations? Without getting into a huge amount of detail, are the Defence Forces and the Garda sufficiently connected with the NCSC and are they resourced to be as fit for purpose as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What is the lay of the land as regards the risk assessments for these organisations?