Results 11,301-11,320 of 26,610 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: Delays on the part of the board in establishing a comprehensive risk management system were also discussed with it. Is there still a problem in that regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: At that time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: It was a problem at that time.. Has the position improved in the interim? Have the systems been put in place?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: I appreciate that but we dealt with that when its representatives were before us.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: The Chairman will be a Minister.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: I welcome Ms Dixon and her team. I am not sure if this is the first time she has appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: She is very welcome.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: In her opening statement she said that the DPC's main remit is to ensure that the risks, rules, safeguards and rights of citizens in relation to personal data are protected. Does the commission have an oversight role?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: Is the enforcement side of it underpinned by law? What enforcement powers does the DPC have?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: The DPC's reach goes into both the public and private sectors. I imagine those fines potentially apply to Departments and Government agencies.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: And Departments-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: In the context of a large Department, €1 million may be a small amount and may not be a deterrent. On enforcement, can the commission direct a Department to cease doing something? I imagine she can. If it does not cease doing something she has said it should not do, is the only option open to her the fine of up to €1 million?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: In the worst-case scenario, if the Department does not comply, what options does Ms Dixon have?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: Which would go where?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: Is that where the fine of up to €1 million can be applied?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: Ms Dixon mentioned earlier that the commission publishes various reports, one of which was the final investigation report into the public services card. We examine the issue from a value-for-money perspective, although that is not Ms Dixon’s remit and I have questions for her about the process and the report. The Committee of Public Accounts has dealt with this issue previously, as...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: At the time questions were raised about a renegotiation of the contract, which was based on the publication of 3 million cards. Until 2016, only 2.1 million cards had been published and as part of the renegotiation, the State had to pay approximately 50% of the difference between how many cards had been produced and how many had been intended to be produced.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: We do not have the up-to-date figures for 2017 or 2018.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: I recall that Mr. McCarthy stated at the time that there was an estimated cost of €60 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
David Cullinane: I raise the matter because we will put the questions to the Department but they are not for Ms Dixon. Can we write to the Department and seek up-to-date figures in advance of representatives of the Department appearing before the committee? I refer to figures on the cost up to the present day.