Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department holds any information on the number of telecommunications cables that pass through the Irish marine EEZ; if so, to provide that information, including information on the ownership of same, by state and-or by public or private entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30513/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department does not hold information on the number of telecommunications cables that pass through the Irish marine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Telecommunications cables that traverse the Irish EEZ, but do not land in the State, do not require a Foreshore licence under the current Foreshore regime and therefore information gathered and processed during the licence application process does not apply to traversing cables.

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail the definition of critical infrastructure used by his Department in regard to undersea telecommunications cables; if the designation of infrastructure as critical is a reference to its being critical infrastructure for Ireland, or critical infrastructure for another country or countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30514/23]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of undersea telecommunications cables that connect Ireland to other states and-or networks outside this jurisdiction; to outline the ownership of same, by state and-or by public or private entity, in tabular form; to clarify if these cables are regarded as critical infrastructure per the definition used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30515/23]