Information and Communications Technology

505. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support parents buying tablets for post-primary school, especially for those who expected free school books in senior cycle this September and now face costs of €500 instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39557/25]

38. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions his Department is taking to progress and prioritise the Irish National Semiconductor Strategy in order to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the European Chips Act. [31570/25]

219. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1 million and which failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statemen…

220. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million and which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30937/25]

99. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the expected timeline for developing and implementing an e-inclusion strategy to ensure no one is left behind by the move to a digital society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27772/25]

105. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the safeguards in place for public personal information and data on account of the use of cloud computing resources by the civil and public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27691/25]

284. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Finance the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe by whi…

589. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places being provided as part of each of 2024 and 2025 Springboard+ programmes for courses covering artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, software development, e-commerce, and "traditional" ICT courses; the cost of providing the courses in each year; and if…

178. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue. [20309/25]

221. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20301/25]

293. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20299/25]

347. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/25]

481. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20311/25]

596. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20300/25]

659. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the…

729. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/25]

979. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education if all IT systems used by her Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20297/25]

1111. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2031…

1168. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a new computer aided call taking and dispatch system called NMAC; the consultation that took place on the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18823/25]

1303. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20304/25]

1449. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20308/25]

1524. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he can guarantee that no journalists or Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas are in any way being targeted by or have ever been targeted by the use of modern spying technology or communications interception technology by any arm of the State. [18799/25]

1525. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when he last discussed the use of modern spying technology or communications interception technology and how it is being used in the State with the Garda Commissioner. [18800/25]

1612. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20305/25]

1736. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20294/25]