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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána uses technology provided by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11037/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 240. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Defence Forces or his Department have conducted a national security assessment of technology provided by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11001/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 241. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Cabinet committee F (National Security) or his Department has conducted a national security assessment of technology services provided by a company (details supplied); and the extent to which the State relies on the company. [11056/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 242. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to order a comprehensive review of structures, capabilities and fusion across all Departments in particular the Departments of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Justice and Equality and Defence in view of the fact that fundamentally cyber security is a three pronged approach on defence,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the initial national security assessment by a company (details supplied) to use technology provided by another company in its network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11018/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the response to security queries in relation to a company (details supplied) was to highlight statutory obligations of network operators, the Commission for Communications Regulation responsibility and that State security is primarily a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality rather than taking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: I appreciate that another committee is about to start. I thank all the witnesses. Their submissions were very comprehensive. I have two brief questions for Dr. Coulter that may have been answered. I spoke to Dr. Conor O'Mahony when he was here a couple of weeks ago. I remember studying family law in Trinity. I recall the issue of the in camerarule. Reference was made to a dedicated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: Are people trying to circumvent the lower courts?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 97. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cyber capabilities of the Defence Forces in terms of staffing levels and capability; and the way in which they are currently utilised. [10394/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to enhance the cyber capabilities of the Defence Forces in view of the increased threat of cyberattacks from criminal, terrorist, and state actors and Ireland's growing reliance on the digital economy. [10395/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the development of a secondary school for Hollystown, Dublin 15 will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10412/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Minister of State for attending. The White Paper update indicates that 42 projects have been initiated, which is less than half the total number of 95. To date, only 11 of those 95 projects have been completed. It is clear, therefore, that there has been an under-delivery in terms of the White Paper. As I just stated to Senator Ned O'Sullivan, there is very little detailed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: Could the Minister of State provide an update?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: I am not criticising the Minister of State in the context of his appearance before the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: As far as I am aware, there are none.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: Cybercapability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: In the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: A couple of my questions were not answered. I asked about-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: The last question I asked was about the EU Partnership for Peace in-depth evaluation of Ireland's military capability, which is ongoing. Will the Minister of State publish it?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (5 Mar 2019)

Jack Chambers: Vote 36 includes an allocation of €529 million for pay and allowances. The Minister of State mentioned a Permanent Defence Force strength of 9,500. Is he confident that a strength of 9,500 will be reached and thus that €529 million will be required? If not, where will any surplus be diverted to? There is concern within the Defence Forces that the cost of pay is cannibalising...