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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

.... I have direct experience of this. Every business course at third level has an element of enterprise, innovation or entrepreneurship but many of the incubator centres and innovation units in the State relate to medical devices, cloud computing and energy engineering. However, within science and engineering programmes, there is a lack of taught entrepreneurship and, therefore,...

European Council: Statements (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...need to maximise this potential. As I said to the House prior to the meeting of the European Council, the reality is that most new jobs are created by fast-growing young firms in sectors such as cloud computing. With over a quarter of digital sector employers across Europe finding it difficult to fill vacancies, there is clearly more we can and need to do in aligning our education and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (5 Nov 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...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Data (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...output. We have also closely examined the potential of ICT, a sector in which a significant proportion of IDA jobs - 13,000 per year - are being created. We have identified opportunities in cloud computing and big data. In the digital games sector, a potential 2,500 jobs have been identified. We are investigating subsectors in which opportunities have been identified with a view to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Data Protection (8 Oct 2013)

Dinny McGinley: ...citizens across Europe. It is generally recognised that the 1995 directive's standards need to be updated to take account of more recent developments such as the increased usage of mobile phones, cloud computing, social networking and increasing globalisation of data transfers. Key features of the existing legislation, including the need for appropriate security measures, remain part of...

Topical Issue Debate: Teaching Council of Ireland (26 Sep 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...leave be extended. This will have a severe impact, particularly in further education, and must be urgently addressed. Colleges of further education, by their very nature, offer specialist classes including cloud computing, theatrical make-up and soccer coaching. Often experts in an industry are more appropriately competent in these areas than are persons with a teaching diploma....

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Mr. Barry O'Leary: Precisely. It also provides for an increase in numbers through conversion courses, JobBridge and so on. In particular, there will need to be more initiatives like the cloud computing programme between EMC and CIT in the Deputy's own constituency. In Athlone, Ericsson is working with 50 graduates on a special dedicated programme. There is much of that happening and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (18 Sep 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

...’ researchers working together with academia to solve issues that are too big or costly to be solved by any one company working in isolation. In 2012, three new technology centres were established in the areas of financial services, e-learning innovation and cloud computing. Last year Enterprise Ireland also supported the largest ever investment in research and development from an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...the period 2014-2016. This strategy will take account of next generation technologies relevant to this organisation and its customer base, in addition to public service wide policies as regards cloud computing, eGovernment, shared services etc.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...with the sanction arrangements for ICT-related expenditure in Government Departments and Offices and the Programme for Government and Public Service Reform strategies relating to eGovernment and Cloud Computing.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...of important deadlines and events. This facility has proved very popular with over 90,000 customers and partners already registered for this new service. In relation to the utilisation of cloud computing the Department will follow the approach as set out in the Government's Cloud Computing Strategy and will continue to liaise with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...their associated cost is outlined in the tables: No Payment and Refund of Fees Scheme - DECLG excluding Met Éireann 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2013 € 1 MSc in Project and Programme Mgt. 6,500 1 Diploma in Computer Studies 2,995 1 BSc Information Technology 1,695 2 MSc in Computer Science (NL) Cloud Computer Stream 3,000 1 Masters Diploma Desktop Publishing 1,495 1...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...niche market sectors such as the public sector, insurance and other financial services. Enterprise Ireland is working with BPO Companies to: - Develop technology platforms, specifically in the areas of Cloud Computing and Data Analytics, which are currently the two main drivers of technological change in the global BPO market. - Ensure that they can compete in key areas such as sales...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: ...or a mobile phone,".I look forward to hearing the Minister's comments on some of the amendments I have tabled. This amendment follows on from one we discussed on Committee Stage. I asked that cloud computing be included in the definition of "documents". I think I heard the Minister say that information in the cloud was going to be included. I accepted all of this. On Committee Stage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairman Designate of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (2 Jul 2013)

...in our daily lives and businesses from the toys with which our children play and the accuracy of measures developed for fuel pumps on garage forecourts to decisions supporting the adoption of cloud computing and the chairs we are sitting in. Standards are all around us. At its highest level, the purpose is to provide a dynamic organisation using measures and standards to benefit society...

Public Accounts Committee: 2009 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 37 - SKILL Programme (Resumed)
2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 41 - Partnership Arrangements in the Health Service
Special Report No. 80 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Administration of National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...trustees of this national health and local authority levy fund? The accounts that were produced by Mazars make no reference to trustees or to the type of structure in place. It appears to be somewhat like cloud computing, in that it is up there in the cloud, drifting away, and no one knows exactly what it is doing, bar Mr. Merrigan and Mr. Kelly. Mr. O'Flynn should indicate precisely...

Seanad: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

Deirdre Clune: ...am aware that Fastrack to IT, FIT, recently produced an excellent ICT skills audit. It examined various sectors and discovered that there are vacancies in games development, web development, call centres, cloud computing of games, etc. It also examined the entry level requirements, competencies and necessary expertise. We are all familiar with the headline that there are 4,500 vacancies...

Trade Union Movement and Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...were implemented. The plan for this year continues the targeted approach for our industrial policy in encouraging key clusters and sectors and we have implemented strategies in the areas of manufacturing, cloud computing, health care and life sciences. The agri-food sector, with which I am most familiar, is an integral element of the Government's 2012 Action Plan for Jobs. The Food...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Sector: Discussion with Waterford IT and IT Carlow (18 Jun 2013)

...these micro-industries. In many cases, we have worked with companies to redesign their products and services in line with new technologies and business opportunities, for instance, companies wanting to move into cloud computing. The demand for support in the SME sector is evidenced by the fact that WIT has completed more than 240 EI supported innovation voucher projects with SMEs. The...