Results 1-20 of 104 for data protection speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: ...to take Questions Nos. 137 and 138 together. Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is the statutory body with responsibility for ensuring that organisations meet their obligations under the Data Protection Acts. The general position is that in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018 and any personal data breaches since its introduction are dealt with under the regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Article 4 of the GDPR defines a data breach as “‘a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department does not hold a schedule of datasets shared with other bodies covering the past 20 years to date. Where my Department shares personal data with another organisation, it does so on the basis of the lawful grounds set out in Article 6 (and Article 9 if applicable) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 i.e. with the consent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018 and any personal data breaches since its introduction are dealt with under the Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Article 4 of the GDPR defines a data breach as “‘a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As stated in a recent reply, my Department shares data with other organisations for varied purposes such as compliance with employee tax obligations, organisation of the State exams, to support children with special educational needs or those at risk of educational disadvantage, in connection with legal proceedings, reporting of child protection concerns, provision of school transport, audit...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Norma Foley: Please see below in tabular form the number of data breaches that occurred in my Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021, and the numbers which were reported to the Data Protection Commission (the remainder were deemed to be of no risk due to their nature and therefore were not required to be reported to the DPC). - 2016 2017 2018* ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The official responsible for the Departments Data Compliance and Support Section is the designated Data Protection Officer for the Department and is at the grade of Principal Officer. The unit supports the Department in being compliant with data and information regulations in relation to FOI, Records Management, GDPR and the Data Protection Act and provides corporate support services to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: ...subject rank order in their class. This is facilitated via the Calculated Grades Student Portal, by students clicking the button on screen labelled “Submit a request to access your personal data”. Students are being asked to be mindful of other students in the class in sharing this data. The decision to make the class rank order data available through the student portal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department when processing personal data of any nature adheres to the principles enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). My Department has put in place comprehensive technical and organisational measures in order to ensure and demonstrate that its processing of personal data fully complies with data protection law. The integrity and confidentiality of personal data is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: Please see below in tabular form the number of data breaches that occurred in my Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, and the numbers which were reported to the Data Protection Commission (the remainder were deemed to be of no risk due to their nature and therefore were not required to be reported to the DPC). Year No. of Breaches No. of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to the highest level of data protection for the personal data which it processes and takes its compliance with data protection obligations very seriously. My Department has a range of policies in place which encompass ICT usage, removing files, Information security Policy, GDPR compliance among others. These policies apply to staff regardless of location i.e....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (3 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department has not been the subject of a statutory investigation by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) initiated since 2016. There was one statutory investigation concluded in 2019, but this was initiated by the Data Protection Commissioner in 2015 in relation to the introduction of the Pupil Online Database (POD). The recommendations arising have been implemented. I am aware that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: ...certificate when furnishing it to his/her employer. In any event as medical records are retained by schools and ETBs the information sought by the Deputy is not available in my Department. Under the Data Protection Acts and the General Data Protection Regulations, the nature of illness is considered medical data and falls into special category personal data.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (24 May 2023)

Norma Foley: ...may be a delay involved while the records are retrieved from off-site storage and checked before issue. The Payroll Division of my Department has not been approached by the Department of Social Protection to consider alternative arrangements in relation to employment records for the purposes of state pension eligibility. Any such arrangement would require compliance with data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department when processing personal data of any nature adheres to the principles enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). My Department has put in place comprehensive technical and organisational measures in order to ensure and demonstrate that its processing of personal data fully complies with data protection law. The integrity and confidentiality of personal data is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: In Ireland, all migrant children, including children of international protection applicants, refugees, migrant workers and unaccompanied minors, can access pre-school, first and second-level education in a manner similar to Irish nationals, until they have reached the age of 18 years. Tusla Education Support service has a dedicated team working in collaboration with the International...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (15 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: Due to the legal nature of the documents and data protection considerations my Department is currently in contact with the other parties to the agreement regarding the release of the data sought. My officials will follow up with the Deputy to advise him of the outcome of these contacts.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: ...Department’s view it would not generally be appropriate for commercial content to be shot on school property. However, such decisions are a matter for the board of management/ETB concerned. All schools must comply with data protection requirements, including the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and must ensure that any data, including videos, is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: ...they were awarded by the Calculated Grades process. They will also be able to access the estimated percentage marks provided by their schools. Students may wish to have access to and consider this data if they are considering an appeal of their Calculated Grade. An issue has arisen regarding the provision to students on 14 September of their class rank order in subjects, provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: In Ireland, all immigrant children, including children of international protection applicants, immigrant workers and unaccompanied minors, can access pre-school, primary and post primary education in a manner similar to Irish nationals, until they have reached the age of 18 years. In Ireland, a school must admit all students applying where it is not oversubscribed and places are...