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Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: I want to make the point. I am going to make the point. He applied for a job in a multinational with cloud computing. There were 5,000 applications and less than ten were accepted of which his was one. The point I am going to make to Deputy Martin is one that he will appreciate. He wanted to do his public duty and give service but because the firm does not give him time off, he took ten...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2014) See 2 other results from this debate

Seán Sherlock: ...shall be taken to guard against falsification. Subsection (6), subject to the provisions of subsection (7), ensures that where accounting records, other information and returns are kept on a computer that the computer shall be kept in the State. This is another positive duty that recognises that many modern companies no longer rely on ledgers and paper when maintaining or recording any...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 Jun 2014)

Seán Sherlock: .... In addition to those measures designed to reduce white-collar crime, other amendments have focused on the modernisation and efficiency of company law. Such changes include permitting companies to use cloud computing solutions for keeping records; modernising some provisions regarding service of notice; and clarifying certain powers of directors upfront in the Bill in order to avoid...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Terence Flanagan: ...stopped at Dublin Airport on the basis that they were flying into the State to sign on and claim social welfare payments. This issue of welfare tourism was also highlighted some years ago when the ash cloud grounded aeroplanes throughout Europe and prevented people from overseas from travelling here to sign on. With economic circumstances so tight, it is vital that only those in need of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (15 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...who are required to have experience of technology start-ups and also and relevant sectoral expertise. EI look for two categories of expert; internet, telecoms, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing and enterprise software or, alternatively, engineering, medical devices and clean-tech. These assessors are appointed following an open call for tender. The latest tender for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The latest PISA report from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows that 15 year old students in Ireland performed at the average level of participating countries on computer based assessment of problem solving. Ireland only ranked 17th of the 28 OECD countries who took part in the study, and 22nd out of all 44 participating countries. Ireland performed less...

Seanad: SME Envoy Networks: Statements (3 Apr 2014)

John Perry: ...hope to roll it out after that. We will consider the point about the Companies Registration Office. I agree with the Senator's comments about ensuring small and medium enterprises maximise opportunities in areas such as crowd funding or cloud computing. We are very active in this area and the Action Plan for Jobs and Departments are supporting and promoting initiatives for SMEs in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (27 Mar 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...Schools programme must now address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. These will be addressed in the new Digital Strategy for Schools which is...

Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (25 Mar 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Sherlock: On the face of it, the amendment makes sense, but in the age of cloud computing and remote servers it would place an imposition on businesses because the amount of physical storage facilities they would have to make available could be restrictive if located in city centre locations, for example. Many small offices are located in city centre locations where space is at a premium and would be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...centres are located in the Dublin area and therefore did not receive any financial funding from the Agency. Dublin is now fast emerging as one of Europe’s major hubs for data centre services and cloud computing infrastructure. Since January 2010, significant data centre investments have been secured for Ireland from companies such as Google, Microsoft, Digital Reality Trust,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (13 Mar 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...Schools programme must now address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. These will be addressed in the new Digital Strategy for Schools which is...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...are progressing well in the Civil Service and other sectors, as I reported to the House last week. The Office of Government Chief Information Officer has been established in my Department to build on our strong performance on e-Government and to maximise the potential benefits of cloud computing, digitalisation and open data to deliver services and information in efficient and innovative...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters.: Data Protection (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: ...traffic data. It is generally recognised that the 1995 data protection directive's standards need to be updated to take account of more recent developments such as increased usage of mobile phones, cloud computing, social networking and increasing globalisation of data transfers. In January 2012, the European Commission tabled proposals for a reform of the current data protection...

Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: ...we have not yet seen the regulation of lobbying Bill. The savaging of services to the young, the elderly and disabled has not been any kind of reform. I disagree that improving shared services, cloud computing and the limited introduction of the public services card is reform and it is a matter of concern that the Minister continues to refer to them as such. Such measures, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (28 Jan 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

Dara Calleary: 349. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Irish small and medium-sized enterprises that migrated to a cloud computing model through the innovation voucher scheme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4204/14]

ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: ...EU Commission for the use of existing publicly-funded, fibre-optic cable for such a project. These are exciting possibilities especially in the old Asahi brownfield site in Killala in the realm of cloud computing and data centres where it is also proposed to develop also a biomass - combined heat and power - power plant. In a nutshell, in light of the announcement by Emerald Networks...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...in Schools programme must address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. In relation to curricular reform the new junior cycle in post-primary...

Topical Issue Debate: School Curriculum (4 Dec 2013)

Simon Harris: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, for being here. While I put down the idea of developing a leaving certificate course in ICT and computer skills, it is really to generate a broader debate about what we are doing in the schools in terms of providing students with the skill sets they need for the modern economy and for functioning in a society that is becoming ever more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (27 Nov 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Ann Phelan: ...people of how to engage with the SEAI process needs to be considered. People ring my office every day asking how to engage. We are spending quite a bit of money on that area. How important is cloud computing to the small to medium-sized enterprise, SME, sector? What progress has been made on an EU legal framework on data retrieval and protection?

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

James Bannon: .... The unfortunate curtailment of road projects such as the N4 and N55 improvement schemes has an adverse impact on economic recovery. We cannot congratulate ourselves on being to the forefront of cloud computing technology if businesses and households cannot get basic broadband services, as has happened in counties Longford and Westmeath. If foreign investors do not find the basics...