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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (3 Oct 2017)

Tom Neville: 461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a forestry reconstitution grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41545/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (3 Oct 2017)

Tom Neville: 520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Tom Neville: 612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the final allocation of moneys will be made available to Limerick city and county council in relation to large project work for a group water scheme (details supplied) in County Limerick. [41560/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Local Improvement Scheme (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank the Minister for his reply which provides clarification on the issue. I outlined a suggestion that came through and I take on board the Minister's comments. The message that needs to go out from here today is that the local improvement scheme is back. We are now hitting that list again and 20% of that list will be knocked off in County Limerick. We need to build on that and make a...

Topical Issue Debate: Local Improvement Scheme (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue today. I welcome the allocation of €411,000 for Limerick City and County Council for the local improvement scheme. It demonstrates the Minister's and Government's commitment to the continuing development and improvement of rural Ireland. It was one of the major issues during the crash. Under the previous Fianna...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: Following on from Senator Freeman's comments on technology, in the private sector, for any technology that is used, there is always a global or centralised agreement on the way technology is disseminated. I agree with Senator Freeman that it is putting a lot of pressure on teachers and parents to have autonomy on this and to be told to decide what technology to use. It is no disrespect to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: What I am picking up from the witness is the classic business analyst model under which one gathers the requirements and then produces a technical solution to match them. Is support available to teachers in terms of someone joining the dots?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I understand that but what I am asking is whether there is a conduit available, a person similar to a business analysis in the private sector, who matches the requirements with the technical specification. To return to my earlier argument, one has a product, architecture and so forth. Teachers will understand the functional analysis with regard to education but not the technology. They may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I understand that but is someone available to help them put the solution together?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: Mr. Weir indicated the PDST provides advice and documents. Does someone visit the school and sit down with teachers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I assume the service allows teachers to discuss the specific solution for the specific issue at the time, as opposed to taking a blanket approach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I understand what Mr. Weir is saying about the procurement process. He stated that schools do not like to be told what to do. Is there a study in this area? The flip side of that argument is that if technology is rolled out across platforms and it is homogenous, the data that can be gathered about behaviour, interactions, etc., would be quite lucrative and useful in determining how we move...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: It related to the integration of data.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cyber Security: Discussion (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I am wearing two hats. I wear a mental health hat and a children's hat because I sit on that committee. What we are saying all the time is to use analytics to try spot patterns of behaviour. This is still very much in the debate phase. It is more of a philosophical question or issue. If we look at any industry, analytics are being used to try to determine behaviour, patterns and outcomes...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts and Culture Capital Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: 64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects to announce successful applicants under stream 3 of the arts and culture capital scheme which is targeted at small voluntary arts centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40529/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: 67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Creative Ireland Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40528/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (27 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if safety proposals for Wards Cross in addition to a traffic survey have been presented to Transport Infrastructure Ireland. [40813/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank Mr. Boyle for clarifying his comments. I come to this issue in a fresh way and my question is quite similar to that of Deputy Quinlivan. Mr. Murphy used the word "traders" from outside the jurisdiction in respect of trafficking and said skippers would go to traders to identify workers to bring back into the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: I apologise if I have misquoted Mr. Murphy. Is there litigation from our own jurisdiction in respect of vetting? Is there anything in the pipeline? It is something we need to know. Mr. Conway mentioned applications for visas in 2016 but I did not get the finer points of what he was saying or whether this was in or out of the jurisdiction. Can he clarify? Whose responsibility is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Atypical Work Permit Scheme: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2017)

Tom Neville: There was no other system whereby the industry could get non-EEA workers than the by the use of this one agency.