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Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I support amendment No. 24d in principle. I will try to bring forward a Report Stage amendment myself with the support of the Office of the Attorney General. I will try to incorporate the thrust and spirit of what the Senator is proposing.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is an unlikely coalition emerging in support-----

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: For the one or two councillors watching proceedings, their virtues are being extolled in the Upper House. It is ordinarily the case that they are excluded from appointment to any board prescribed in legislation for the same reasons as the rest of us are excluded. They are democratically-elected officials who have a mandate, the same as those covered by section 49(a) and (b), namely, Members...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I understand the willingness to try to include local authority members-----

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: As a former councillor, I appreciate that suggestion from a long-serving member of the Seanad from County Mayo who has great knowledge of local authority members, particularly those in County Limerick.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Absolutely. That is a very good point. Given their role, there is no reason local authority officials would not be able to be members. They may very well be ex officiomembers because some of them may have a data role within their local authorities. For example, as is their role as constituted under the managers' orders in local authorities throughout the country, they may be responsible...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will conclude on this because I have digressed from the amendment. Senator Horkan has made a very interesting point. He will be very glad to know that I will be bringing a Bill on public sector standards before the House, hopefully in the near future. It is winging its way through committee and is nearly finished. It is for the very purpose we are discussing, of which we were reminded...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Section 55 provides that all public bodies shall hold a public consultation in advance of entering into a data-sharing agreement. Section 55(1) provides that the public bodies shall publish: a copy of the draft data-sharing agreement; a summary of the findings of any data impact assessment; and a statement from the data protection officer of each of the public bodies concerned. The...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: With your indulgence, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, I wish to give notice of Report Stage amendments I intend to introduce. I have referred to some of these in the discussion this evening. I have also taken time to reflect on some of the issues raised during last week’s Committee Stage debate and on Second Stage. On foot of the discussion about the application of the Bill to special category...

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Whose fault is that? That is the Business Committee.

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: Reverse engines, lads, quick.

Business of Dáil (5 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: That explains it.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (10 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30780/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (10 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 912. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a section 49 application (details supplied) submitted to the Property Registration Authority in 2015 will be assigned to the principal assistant and progressed to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30776/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Control (10 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 959. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures in place for the control of the non-native grey squirrel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30745/18]

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 to the House, on behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Paschal Donohoe. This Bill is the first of two statutory actions identified under the heading of "Public Service Pensions Reform" in the Government roadmap brought forward in March last, which outlined an action plan for radical...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Senators for their wide-ranging support. It is important to point out that the main provisions of this Bill are to take the existing situation for those who reach 65 years and raise it to 70 years. That is the crux of it. Senator Paddy Burke made a particular point. The issues that exist for those pre-65 years of age will the same issue for those over 65 years of age. We...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (25 Sep 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a herd number by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38498/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding dental benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (26 Sep 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: 220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a school (details supplied) will be able to access high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39040/18]