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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I sought time for a debate on National Broadband Ireland. Both The Currencyand theBusiness Post have published very useful articles showing the opaque nature and the level of investment by the principals that would be a cause of concern for the stability of this important project. Last Sunday the Business Postreported that a review was to happen but it appears to have concluded at this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the safeguards that are in place in respect of the National Broadband Plan to protect the State from liability and or risk posed by the make-up and investor entities in National Broadband Ireland. [61370/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps National Broadband Ireland must take in advance of the inclusion of new investors or excluding investor entities in its corporate structure; and if he can veto changes to the corporate structure. [61372/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention and or that of his officials was drawn to the involvement of a company (details supplied) in the context of it being an entity owned by another company; and if he will clarify the role of the company in the National Broadband Plan; the date on which the matter was notified to him; and the steps he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that no change in ownership or amendments to same have been made in respect of the ownership structure of National Broadband Ireland since its formation. [61579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he and or his predecessor have taken to ensure that equity has been lodged and accounted for from the contract winner in the context of the National Broadband Plan; if he will provide a schedule of the equity received; the amount the State has provided to date; and the amount provided by the contract holder...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the identity of the majority shareholder in the National Broadband Ireland; the amount the consortium of investors has contributed to date; and the amount recouped. [61577/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 96. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 7 December 2021, if he will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with ICT hardware in his Department, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60948/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention or that of his officials has been drawn to formal notice of redundancies and or employment termination at a hotel (details supplied) in County Kildare; if so, the date the notice to his Department was received; the maximum time period permitted from the notice of redundancy to payment of statutory and enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been notified by National Broadband Ireland of the amount in loans made available to same by a company (details supplied) that holds a five per cent interest in National Broadband Ireland. [61371/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of instances in which the State has relied on legal enforcement of the National Broadband Plan contract since it was signed to date. [61576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance if funding will be made available in 2022 to purchase extra dogs for the dog unit of the Revenue Commissioners. [61287/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 343. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to visit Canada early in 2022. [61293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 372. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the contract has been signed for the construction of a new cadet school in the Defence Forces training centre, Curragh, County Kildare; and the duration of this project. [61277/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on projects carried out under the emergency works scheme in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [61279/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to increase the amount of income disregarded in respect of the farm assist scheme from 30% to 45%. [61275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of remote working options available for officials of her Department. [61702/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 451. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which some and or all staff of her Department remote into their online systems; and if on-site laptops and or desktop computers are required to be powered on at all times to facilitate remote working. [61703/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 453. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason electricity costs incurred by her Department in 2020 were higher than other years in view of the fact that officials were required to work remotely. [61705/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cybersecurity Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that all ICT systems and databases and payment software are fully secure from a breach perspective. [61704/21]