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Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The recent slaughter in Palestine is only a continuation of what Palestinians have been dealing with. Beyond that, we need to recognise as a House that what has been going on since 1967 is a modern-day colonisation, plantation and land grab. We have had de facto annexation. We need to accept that in here and use it as a weapon to apply pressure on an international basis, because there has...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the progress of broadband connection points; the typical time from installation to connection; the delays in the progress to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27948/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27949/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects future details in relation to the extended eligibility of the small business assistance scheme for Covid to be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the micro-enterprise assistance scheme to be relaunched through the local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28231/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises that will have broadband installed under the National Broadband Plan by county; the percentage of these homes that have been surveyed to date; the percentage of these homes in which broadband has been installed under the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has had engagements with satellite companies on broadband connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28228/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek assurances from the CIÉ group that it will not engage in discussions or make any changes to the pension 1951 scheme until the outcome of the High Court application made by the trustees of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the resources available to local authorities to enforce short-term letting regulations; his plans to provide additional assistance in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the examinations he has undertaken in relation to extending the right to vote to Irish citizens abroad in Presidential elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied); his views on whether it is fair that SUSI recipients availing of experience within their placement schools would have their special rate grant removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 583. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 2097 of 24 March 2021, if her Department has made recent introductions between local authority broadband officers and satellite companies in relation to broadband connectivity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28229/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I thank the speakers. I agree with what has been said. We have fairly conclusive proof, to the narrative that is out there, that we have insufficient capacity to deal with the situation we are in. Will Mr. O'Reilly and Mr. Larkin put it starkly what exactly we are facing in terms of ransomware? I am talking about the number of attacks and the number of criminals we believe are operating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I very much appreciate that. The witnesses got the point around pariahs. What we are talking about is illegal, international and technological capacity and the ability within even the State, while dealing with other people, to counterstrike. I will ask a quick question about the FBI ransomware task force. We obviously need a greater level of capacity than that which exists in the NCSC. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Before the Senator comes in, I want to say something. I am not asking a question. The committee should probably look out for that ransomware task force framework.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: When the NCSC review has been carried out, we should look to speak to some of these speakers and perhaps a couple of others who are involved in university research on cybersecurity and training.

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I concur with Deputy O'Rourke. We are glad to see this legislation. The nursing home support scheme, or fair deal scheme, needs significant tweaking. More widely, we need not only to support people in nursing homes but ensure we are not impacting on the sustainability of small businesses and small family farms. That is something that has to be dealt with. The pandemic period has made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will undertake a comprehensive analysis of feedlot figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (20 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the coastal townhall meetings; the status of the feedback received to date; the actions he plans to take to support coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2021)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he plans to take to tackle the backlog of apprentices on waiting lists to access the State provided training they need to advance in their apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27001/21]