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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: The wrong Gerard.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I compliment you, a Chathaoirligh, and the Ceann Comhairle on what you organised today and off camera and in a private room downstairs, where you entertained the ambassador and some refugees. Your empathy with people was remarkable, a Chathaoirligh, and I compliment you personally on that. It was wonderful to see. There have been many fine words about the situation in Ukraine and we have...

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. I thank the Minister for clarifying the position and for confirming that he is committed to the Bill, to what it proposes to do, and that he is prepared to put the resources of the State behind the bringing forward of any amendments that are required to make this Bill work. I am a former member of Óglaigh na hÉireann and am very proud...

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: For the moment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: Yesterday, I was asked to support Senators McDowell and Boyhan on the invitation to the Russian ambassador to the House tomorrow. I rejected it because I thought the ambassador should be here as the embodiment of Russia. I have changed my opinion because I have been contacted by a number of people, some of them in the diplomatic corps. They say the ambassador should not be here. He would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Amnesty International's Report on Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Ireland Israel Alliance (5 Apr 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I also resent the criticism of the committee as a whole. This committee has always tried to be balanced in everything it has done. I had a wonderful meeting with the Israeli ambassador yesterday and listened to many of her concerns about the future of the relationship between Ireland and Israel. I reject the notion of apartheid straight off. I do not take any side in the conflict. It is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: This morning I rise to inform the House that Quartermaster Sergeant Michael Tighe passed away yesterday. Michael Tighe was one of the Jadotville heroes who have been neglected and ignored by this State for the past 65 or 70 years. It breaks my heart to think of Michael going to his final resting place still unrecognised by the State. Michael was one of the three people who attended Enda...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: That was a rather robust exchange. Thank God I am an Independent Senator and free from all of those constraints. The Deputy Leader will have a particular interest in Cancer Care West and the presentation, which is going on across the road since this morning, with respect to the requirement for cancer services in the west of Ireland, particularly given the age profile, the incidence of cancer...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: My colleague, Senator Moynihan, mentioned the tent village that is about to be created, or has been erected, in Gormanstown. It is horrific to think that families who come here must live in tents. As I said the other day, tents are fine in the summer if the weather is good but if one gets a bad summer then tents are terrible places to be. I agree that the tents are a short-term solution...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I welcome Dr. Browne and thank him for his comprehensive statement this morning. The NCSC has been changed from a reporting to an independent office. Does Dr. Browne believe he has the full independence he requires as the director of the National Cyber Security Centre? I am disappointed that the staff numbers will be hitting approximately 70. I would have hoped it would have a team of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I am on record as saying we should be proactively probing organisations. If an organisation is found to have a gap in its security system, the centre should be able to issue a warning and give it a period of time to resolve the possible gap, and if it fails to do that, it should be forcibly removed from the network and denied access to the worldwide web. Another matter that is a major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I have a final question. As the director of the National Cyber Security Centre, does Dr. Browne report directly to the Department of the Taoiseach or is he still reporting to a Department? If he were reporting to the Department of the Taoiseach, it would give him significantly more clout, for want of a better description.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: My view is that the centre should be under the Department of Defence. However, that is for another day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: With respect, it is more analysis of intelligence in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: I am going to address my questions to the three witnesses, whom I thank for being here. They paint a very dark picture with respect to cybersecurity in Ireland. My first experience of cybersecurity was in 1997, I believe. I managed the IT system for the college I worked in and our MicroVAX was hacked over a weekend. It was a simple attack, simply to try to break the password....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Gerard Craughwell: No, we did not. With regard to Dr. Scott's presentation, the secrecy around the NCSC is a matter of deep concern to me. It is also a matter of deep concern to me that when we first advertised the post of director of the centre, we offered a salary of €79,000 per year. This was when seeking somebody to head up national cybersecurity. It goes to show what the thinking was...