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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: That was one of my questions in respect of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science or DFHERIS as it is known in the building. Are we providing enough courses and capacity within our third level sector to facilitate that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: Is there such a standard within the European Union, for example?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: That leads me to Mr. Honan's remarks on the cost to businesses. He estimated it at €32 billion across the EU. Has he estimated or best guesstimated a figure for Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: Please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: In Mr. Honan's opinion, is there any mechanism to mitigate those costs for businesses? I do not think we are talking about small firms but, that being said, 25% of a firm's IT-related budget is still a very significant cost and would be quite something for the accountants to swallow. In the Irish context, most of these firms are going to be very significant players in the market and they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: Mr. Honan has introduced a new concept to me, namely, "technological sovereignty". I have reread this section and I am struggling with it. Perhaps he could help me a little. Is he talking about a potential loss of competitive edge as a result of this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: Some of us have been in the clouds for quite a while.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: Yes, I understand that. I will go back to the educational side, and the pathway into the sector to provide the level of expertise we will require on an ongoing basis, not just as a result of this proposal but because of the growth within the sector. It is very easy for me to say it is likely that we have yet to do enough, but we probably have proposals to expand capacity. Is that Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: That is very interesting. As a committee, we might write to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and ask for its opinion on that. It would be interesting to hear from it, and it would certainly be helpful for the committee in compiling its report to the Houses. I promise members that I have just two more questions. I am sorry. A cybersecurity campus is a nice idea. It...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: As we know, because they got themselves into a bit of hot water about it, some of our third level constituents have, to be fair, developed technology which has been quite competitive. There certainly is an option for this. It is an interesting area and I welcome the discussion on it. My next point is on governance and oversight, on which Mr. Honan might have a view. I am a member of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: My interest in and curiosity about the oversight were sparked by an article in The Sunday Times a few weeks ago. I thought it would be an interesting question to Mr. Honan as an industry representative. On reflection for later, do any of the firms which Mr. Honan represents have a particular view on this? Mr. Honan might ask, as we are interested in this feedback if it is possible. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: It is really about building resilience, is it not? Mr. Honan has talked about the strata of Bills and arrangements made to bring this up. Education is clearly one of these. I refer to the provision of courses at third level and also, as I have said, writing to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to ask what it is doing in this sphere. That would be very helpful to us. We...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: Or is it nation state specific?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: I presume the bar applied by the High Court would be particularly high.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Honan. Unless he wishes to make any final remarks, I think that is it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)
Alan Farrell: I think you have. It has been a pleasure having you before the committee to discuss this important matter.
- Visit of Czech Delegation (17 Oct 2024)
- Visit of Czech Delegation (17 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Before we begin I very much welcome our parliamentary colleagues from the Czech Republic who have joined us in the Distinguished Visitors' Gallery, and ask Members to join me in extending a céad míle fáilte to them. I welcome Jiří Růžička, leader of the delegation from the committee on education, science, culture, human rights and petitions of the...
- Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Oct 2024)
- Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Oct 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of this important legislation. It is incredibly worthwhile legislation, which will have a very real impact on women at a very important juncture in their lives. The Bill provides for two main areas of reform. The first is to allow a pause in maternity leave for treatment...