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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Which Department was sponsored the whistleblowers legislation?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The difficulty is that we are seeing a trend. There is a perception that when one passes legislation, the box is ticked. The problem is that the trend suggests that there are cultural issues where whistleblowers are seen as a nuisance and are fought all the way. Several high-profile cases demonstrated this and have put people off coming forward with information that requires to be brought...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Has there been any progress in bringing Irish Water under the Comptroller and Auditor General's remit? I know there was dialogue ongoing with that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: In her opening statement, Ms Dixon said that in 2018, the Data Protection Commission was the eighth largest national data protection agency in the EU and she cited the British and French agencies. She will have looked for resources from the Department. What did she look for and what did she get?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Ms Dixon might give us the figures for both. If the commission is to become wholly independent, where it starts from will be incredibly important. The lead supervisory role obviously imposes additional obligations. Ms Dixon said the commission was the eighth largest of the data protection bodies in the EU. In what positions are the UK and France bodies?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: To which Department did the office make its demand?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform launched the public services card and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, primarily, rolled it out. Is that case?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: So the commission is making an application for funding to the Department. I shall leave the matter there and we will make our own notes on same. I have questions on the publication of the report. We received a response from the commissioner and she was anxious that the report on the public services card was published. I know that there was a freedom of information response, from the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Right. If the commission is really independent why would it be, when there is non-compliance within a specific period, and the commission relies on the Department to give permission to publish the report? Is there an inadequacy there in terms of process that needs to be addressed? Clearly, there is a public interest in this matter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Am I correct to say that the DPC has two further investigations on biometrics and the Department's own data controller, which are due? Are they under that same Act? Are they under the old Act as opposed to the 2018 Act?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: In terms of the fines, or potential fines, I shall use this one as an example. There are three different investigations so, in theory, a fine could attach to the three for non-compliance. What way does that work?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: A total of 4,113 complaints was received in 2018. Is there a rough breakdown on what areas they primarily fell into? If the information is not to hand the commissioner might send it on to us.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: What prompts the DPC to do a full investigation? Do resources dictate what can and cannot be done?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Can the DPC prompt when it sees issues arising? Is there any engagement or reporting mechanism where there are shortcomings in terms of legislation? There is a balance of rights. For example, one Department is rolling out CCTV that communities can take up. One has got some ongoing dialogue with local authorities, for example, and I think it is around who is the data controller. Clearly,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: If there is a live feed, I understand completely that the right to privacy of individuals has to be protected. Obviously, there has been quite a few changes in office accommodation. Does the OPW source the commission's office accommodation or does it source it itself?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Will that change?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Murphy: There was a significant increase in the number of complaints following the introduction of the GDPR. Was that the reason for the increase? Can the increase be attributed to heightened awareness of the remit of the office? The degree of public dialogue that goes on when investigations like this come into the public domain helps to increase understanding of the role of the commission.