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]
Topics / Information and Communications Technology
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsInformation and Communications Technology
106 questions from 34 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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103 written, 3 oral
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| October 2026 | 4 |
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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]
2344. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health 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. [20303/25]
2567. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [20302/25]
2617. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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. [20307/25]
413. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his Department’s work to encourage digitisation both within his own Department, and in businesses. [17178/25]
124. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the analysis that has been carried out by his Department on the expenditure of public bodies across all of Government on IT projects; the percentage of projects which have been successfully completed in budget and on time; the percentage which failed to be delivered; the number of public bodies that …
144. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a progress report on the Government digital wallet, specifically an update on the timelines for the rollout of a digital driver's licence for Irish motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/25]
199. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis, inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12986/25]
210. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12984/25]
217. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12981/25]
225. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12995/25]
244. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12985/25]
269. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12991/25]
270. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total number of copper communication lines currently in active operation across all Government Departments, Stage agencies and public bodies, for which Exchequer funding is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
277. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12983/25]
300. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the total number of copper communication lines within her Department currently in active operation and for which her Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12982/25]
324. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12994/25]
334. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12989/25]
350. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/25]
361. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12990/25]
383. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12979/25]