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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the successes and/or failures of the temporary business energy support scheme; the amount of funding issued under the scheme; the current underspend under the scheme; and if there is any possibility the underspend can be used to support businesses with rising energy costs, instead of reverting to the Exchequer, given nearly a third of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I welcome Ms Smyth and wish her the best of luck. I hope she really enjoys and does well in her new role. I will ask the Minister about the 400 Enterprise Ireland currently doing business in the Canadian market. The breakdown is worth €4.2 billion, which is not a small amount of money, but 69% are service exports and 31% goods...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Absolutely, and we are very much looking forward to that. My question related to where there is scope for growth. Most of my questions will relate to that, jut to try to get a handle on it. The Minister of State referenced our being heavily dependent on US companies in the context of trade and FDI and that there is significant potential for increase in the trade between Ireland and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That was my question. Part of the focus is growing the 6%, specifically for SMEs. That is where there seems to be a lag. Many SMEs are only servicing a domestic market and will never export, which is fine. For the ones that will, that figure is low. Will specific measures be targeted at SMEs to encourage that figure to increase from 6%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that you cannot make the horse drink the water, but a drop of Ribena could be put in it, as if it was a child, to make sure the horse stays hydrated. I was in Vancouver earlier this year and I was struck by most of the businesspeople I was speaking to. I spoke to a number of trade unions too and to the consul. The focus is very much on expansion and growth, which was welcome....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Does the Minister of State agree that this increase in growth, as he describes it, which I do not dispute, is happening without the investor court section of CETA being enacted? It is not a necessary portion of it. The trade is increasing. The figures that the Minister of State has outlined are proof that it is going in the right direction, which is good. Other countries are leaving the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, and I was not suggesting tax is the only reason, but it is less of an incentive. We can all agree on that. I am interested to explore where the potential for the growth is and whether we are pivoting to ensure we are maximising what we get back from the investment. I return to increasing exports among Irish companies and diversifying our trading relationships. We have a very open...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref. 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for CHO9, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover....

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I remember the last moratorium, when Fianna Fáil was in government in 2009. It was a full public service recruitment moratorium. It was introduced in 2007 for the health service. The impact of that is still being felt today. The HSE did not recover from that and the evidence of that is all around us. The evidence of that is in the lengthy waiting lists in the health service and in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The temporary business energy support scheme only expended €150 million of its €1.3 billion budget. Businesses had hoped the underspend in TBESS money would be reprofiled and redistributed to help with the cost of doing business crisis instead of reverting to the Exchequer. As insolvencies are up 38% across the first three quarters of the year and businesses are struggling...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how many staff members in his Department have received training in cyber security in the past three years; what types of cyber security training programmes have been conducted; if he will provide details of these programmes; and of the staff trained in cyber security, how many have obtained accredited cyber security qualifications. [50798/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on cyber security consultants and companies within his Department in the past three years; if his Department engaged in cyber security audits with outside firms in the past three years; if so, the expenditure on same; the amount his Department spent on cyber security consultants and companies in the past three years; and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any ongoing contracts or commitments with cyber security firms; and if details can be provided [50834/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has a policy and plan in place to address a ransomware attack and restore his Department's IT systems. [50852/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many staff members in his Department have received training in cyber security in the past three years; what types of cyber security training programmes have been conducted; if he will provide details of these programmes; and of the staff trained in cyber security, how many have obtained accredited cyber security...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure on cyber security consultants and companies within his Department in the past three years; if his Department engaged in cyber security audits with outside firms in the past three years; if so, the expenditure on same; the amount his Department spent on cyber security consultants and companies in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are any ongoing contracts or commitments with cyber security firms; and if details can be provided [50832/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has a policy and plan in place to address a ransomware attack and restore his Department's IT systems. [50850/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 121. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how many staff members in his Department have received training in cyber security in the past three years; what types of cyber security training programmes have been conducted; if he will provide details of these programmes; and of the staff trained in cyber security, how many have obtained accredited cyber security qualifications. [50793/23]