Results 18,221-18,240 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I have engaged with the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, on how we can provide support for those types of examples. We are already doing it in a variety of different locations. Where people are not commuting long distances and are working remotely, we need to look at the possibility of government providing local services such that people do not have to do so from home but...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, is very keen on the issue. I am keen to work with her on how post offices can be part of the hub centre provision. This service will not be provided exclusively by post offices but they might be one location that would be very suitable to it.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: It is a complex issue. If I understand the Chairman correctly stated he is concerned about harassment on social media.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: That is a separate issue that comes within the remit of a variety of Ministers, including the Ministers for Justice and Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Not in this particular area. The issue of cybersecurity relevant to my Department is around the security of the network, including security from cyber attacks and other illicit, illegal-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: It is around protection of the network from out-of-state operators, terrorists or other nefarious sources that may be looking to undermine the network, under companies within it or threaten the security of the State. It is a real issue. It is critical that these networks are secure. The unit in my Department works with the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána to bring some of the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy may not be aware of it but I have been involved for a number of years with Seamus Boland from Irish Rural Link in regard to the work it has been doing, including in the area of public banking and how to build up local banking systems and services in a regional rural way. That was interesting work because An Post was similarly looking at the possibility of expanding its branch of...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy that this is a critical issue, and that is why the State is investing in this area. I will give a broad outline of what this year's priorities were because these Estimates concern those processes. The contract was signed just less than a year ago. It involves 140,000 km of fibre cable. The primary work done to date has involved surveying. That has involved going...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I can give the Deputy some details. The information I have regarding County Clare is that the surveys I mentioned earlier are under way in Cratloe, Ballycannon, Ballyglass, Cloghera, and Kilcasheen is due to start by the end of the year. Turning to the broadband connection points, those are located in Caherconnell, Cree community centre, Loop Head and the Michael Cusack Visitor Centre....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: People can, and should, register on that website.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I will have to respond later with that information.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I will do that to the best of my ability. I agree that we should provide whatever information we can. We must be conscious, however, to not to give false promises. We have not yet started rolling out broadband to houses. We must see how delivery is working and get a better idea of the timing in respect of this project. I understand that negotiations are still ongoing, for example,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: It is.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: That is correct.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I wonder where that question fits into the communications Estimate.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I was only being flippant. I am happy to sit here and talk for hours.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I would love to take a long time to talk about Limerick transport and set the scene. I had a very good meeting last week. The Chairman is correct. There is significant interest in the Limerick transport study. There was a meeting with a range of interest groups, including the chamber of commerce, campaigning groups and others. There is great potential in Limerick to revitalise the city...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Chairman has a keen interest in this. I genuinely believe that-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: This cannot be answered in the minute before the end of a timeline. I believe there is significant potential for the development of Limerick around its rail network and some of these measures are not in existing plans or schemes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020.
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (4 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Absolutely. Our ambition for how Limerick can develop through public transport needs to skyrocket. It is deliverable. The development of the Foynes rail line is something we need to do to develop the Shannon region and its industrial capability. As the Deputy will be aware, the line-----