Results 221-240 of 1,132,208 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Denis Naughten OR speaker:Jack Chambers OR speaker:Paul Murphy OR speaker:Mary Butler OR speaker:Bernard Durkan OR speaker:Heather Humphreys OR speaker:Duncan Smith OR speaker:Robert Troy OR speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Ivana Bacik OR speaker:Joan Collins OR speaker:Pearse Doherty OR speaker:Micheál Martin OR speaker:Colm Brophy OR speaker:Jennifer Whitmore OR speaker:Darragh O'Brien OR speaker:Joe McHugh OR speaker:Noel Grealish OR speaker:Cathal Crowe OR speaker:Michael Collins OR speaker:Seán Sherlock OR speaker:Brian Stanley OR speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice OR speaker:Gary Gannon OR speaker:Seán Canney OR speaker:Cormac Devlin OR speaker:James O'Connor OR speaker:Niamh Smyth OR speaker:Sorca Clarke OR speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor OR speaker:Bernard Durkan9 OR speaker:Pat Buckley OR speaker:Danny Healy-Rae OR speaker:Martin Browne OR speaker:Michael Ring OR speaker:Steven Matthews OR speaker:Thomas Pringle) in 'Committee meetings'

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: Yes, agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Martin Browne: The next petition is No. P00057/24, “Stop Dublin Airport illegally routing flights over Ratoath and Ashbourne", from Mr. Eoin Keary. It states: A petition was started due to the continuous noise pollution over Ratoath since August 2023 by Dublin Airport. Ratoath suffers from continuous noise pollution as a result on a route followed by aircraft directly over the town. The...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: No, other than to say that there has been much correspondence and more has to be done. The petitioner has committed the DAA to try to sort this out. We know it has spent a lot of money on other issues. Again, I agree that we should send off the response to the petitioner and see what they come back with. It is about everybody working together. I do not know. I am very interested in what...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Martin Browne: It is a timely petition in light of the current issues regarding overall airport capacity and the extra flights. I agree with Deputy Buckley. We need more detail about what is involved in the review that is taking place. We can make some sort of judgment on what type of consultation is involved between the petitioner and the DAA. If everyone is happy, is that agreed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: Yes, that is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Martin Browne: Agreed. That concludes our consideration of public petitions this afternoon. I invite members of the public to submit petitions via our online portal which is available at petitions.oireachtas.ie. A petition may be addressed to the Oireachtas on a matter of general public concern or interest or an issue of public policy. Next on the agenda is any other business. Do members have any...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: No.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Martin Browne: On behalf of the committee, I thank the secretariat again for all the work it does for us on a daily and weekly basis. It makes our job very easy. I thank all of the staff.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: That is agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Honan for his attendance. This is a very complex area that has developed incredibly quickly and continues to develop. I have no expertise in this area. Sometimes I struggle to comprehend the risks that exist in cybersecurity and the challenges for us to try to counter these risks. When somebody speaks about cybersecurity I tend to think of very high-level national security....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: This is my view and I just wanted it clarified. We are doing pre-legislative scrutiny on the heads of a Bill that has been presented to us. We will produce a Bill and legislation on this. Mr. Honan has made points on the prioritisation of national cybersecurity. Does he believe that what is contained in the general scheme meets this and that we are prioritising national cybersecurity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I get the point on our energy transmission systems, telemetry systems and transport. These are our very high-level cyber networks that are at risk. The supply chains go on and on, down to small businesses. Should we apply a cyber safety integrity level system, considering where a company is in a supply chain or what type of SME it is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I suppose it is only when you are hit by something that you take it seriously. It is something that happens somewhere else and then you think "God, were we not lucky that it was not us?". A lot of the time it probably is luck. On the cyber-resilience rating for equipment, the equipment remains vulnerable to the actual user. You can design a system that is very safe but issues can arise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: Mr. Honan mentioned the data centres. Ireland is a data centre hub. Some people are very much against that. Others are not as concerned about it. However, one third of EU data is stored in Ireland. It is obviously in private companies' interests to ensure that we have the highest level of cybersecurity but it is also in the interests of the EU in general. Mr. Honan mentioned cloud-based...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: That will obviously require risk assessment. You have to carry out a risk assessment to know where the weaknesses are and where needs the most investment. When speaking in public meetings, I am always very conscious of the danger of discussing risks in Ireland and potential gaps in our cyber network but these risks need to be assessed. Is there a national risk assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: I presume there is also a national risk register than monitors and sets out how we are addressing different risks. Obviously, putting this information into the public realm is not the wisest thing to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is fine. It is just that the Chair referred earlier to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the National Cyber Security Bill 2024: Cyber Ireland (17 Oct 2024)

Steven Matthews: That brings me on to my next point, which is on the expertise and training required to do this. When you are an expert and a very experienced and competent person, you can do good with that or you can do bad with it. How do we certify cyber professionals? What is the certification process? How are safety management systems and so on assessed for quality and safety? How do we certify a...