221. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has installed and implemented an IT system (details supplied) in his Department; and whether the system is used to process and store critical data. [17827/26]
Topics / Departmental Equipment
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Equipment
102 questions from 12 TDs, between 4 March 2025 and 4 March 2026.
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102 written, 0 oral
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810. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of the number of mobile dynamometer machines, per local election area, in each local authority that are available to an Garda Síochána, in tabular form. [9658/26]
231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any directive has been issued to State agencies, local authorities or public bodies regarding the use of Chinese-manufactured surveillance equipment (details supplied) within State premises or public infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55936/25]
232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm whether the National Cyber Security Centre has issued any guidance to Departments or local authorities concerning cybersecurity and data-security risks arising from Chinese suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55937/25]
92. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54385/25]
146. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54386/25]
170. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54389/25]
175. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54387/25]
191. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54380/25]
206. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54383/25]
226. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54388/25]
298. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54381/25]
309. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54382/25]
360. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54384/25]
685. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department uses and/or has purchased products developed by a company (details supplied); if he will provide a schedule of the products utilised; and if he will provide the amount expended on same. [51407/25]
4. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Taoiseach whether his office has a working voicemail/messaging system to track phone calls it may not pick up; and, if not, when did his Department’s voicemail service discontinue and the reason for this. [44538/25]
23. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has a working voicemail/messaging system to track phone calls that are not answered; and, if not, when did his Department’s voicemail service discontinue and the reason for that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44542/25]
492. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance the plans the Department has for the two Revenue Customs vessels, the RCC Suirbhéir and the RRC Faire, once they cease operations. [44693/25]
30. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management. [43686/25]
125. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43678/25]
297. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43672/25]
2492. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43671/25]
2552. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide information regarding the funding available for the purchase of a generator for a service in Mayo (details supplied). [40824/25]
990. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of equipment and machinery, such as for diagnostic scans, that have reached their end of life, across each statutory and section 38 hospital; the date at which the equipment reached end of life; the breakdown rate of these machines; the productive hours lost as a result of those breakdowns; the number of days where each machine was non-operational …
991. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health in relation to equipment and machine for diagnostic scans, the number and details of machines which are idle or underutilised due to staffing and the WTE requirement to ensure they are operational at full capacity, in tabular form. [39594/25]