Results 21-40 of 204 for data protection speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Elections (28 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...videos were shared with local authorities, members of the Oireachtas, student unions, organisations affiliated to the National Youth Council and a range of other organisations including those working with international protection applicants such as the Immigrant Council for Ireland, the Irish Centre for Human Rights, and the Irish Refugee Council.Hard copy posters were designed, printed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...vulnerable households, while the supply of social housing is increased. Maximum rent limits for HAP were set for each housing authority area in 2016 in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing the rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. A...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (16 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Registration) Regulations 2018 provide for the establishment of a register of abstractions of water of more than 25 cubic metres per day. The register is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 2018 Regulations provide that the EPA shall publish by electronic means, and in such abridged manner as it thinks fit, details of registered water abstractions. The EPA may...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...ever in the history of the State; — a review and refresh of Housing for All targets is underway, including for social and affordable housing, with revised targets to be agreed and published in 2024, having regard to the Census 2022 data published in Autumn this year, and updated population and structural housing demand projections being developed by the Economic and Social Research...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The nature of the personal data breaches identified by my Department fall into the following general categories: personal data being shared accidentally with unintended recipients; the loss or theft of equipment (phones/laptops); the accidental exposure of personal data to unauthorised persons; or systems being compromised. All breaches are dealt with in line with my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Maximum rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) were set for each housing authority area in 2016, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. In prescribing these limits, household size and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (3 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...coming weeks for Government approval. The draft NBAP sets the national biodiversity agenda for the period 2023-2027, which aims to deliver the transformative changes required to the ways in which we value and protect nature. It contains five objectives and associated outcomes, targets and actions, across a number of thematic areas to achieve this vision. Objective 4 of the NBAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. In January 2018, my Department appointed a Data Protection Officer as required under Article 37 GDPR and subsequently established a Data Protection Unit. The table below sets out the number of data breaches recorded by my Department since the introduction of the GDPR. All breaches were dealt with in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Maximum rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) were set for each housing authority area in 2016, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. In prescribing these limits, household size and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Acts 2004-2022 (RTA), it will be designated as a RPZ. As part of the RTA, the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 taking account of the constitutionally protected property rights of landlords, introduced a targeted Rent Predictability Measure to moderate rent increases in those parts of the country where rents are highest and rising fastest. Rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Register of Electors (4 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., require a person to provide any information in their possession including, in respect of their own registration, a PPSN, date of birth and Eircode. Providing the PPSN allows a basic identity data cross-check with the Department of Social Protection to confirm identity details helping to protect the accuracy and integrity of the register. The use of the PPSN allows electors to submit...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...'s EPA report and the challenges we face when it comes to water quality in watercourses across the country. Healthy ecosystems provide food and food security, clean water, carbon sinks and protection against natural disasters caused by climate change. As previously outlined, Ireland remains absolutely supportive of the ambition and principles underpinning the regulations. There is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Council (30 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...board are available at www.heritagecouncil.ie/about/our-board. The Heritage Council itself is best placed to provide information about the qualifications and experience of its employees, subject to relevant data protection requirements. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department, which includes the Heritage Council, to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...18 June. No specific study has been undertaken to determine the impact of the ending of the winter emergency period on homelessness numbers. However, my Department currently gathers and publishes data on a monthly basis on the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. These reports are based on data provided by housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Accommodation are required to register their tenancies with the RTB. Managing the registration of tenancies is a core function of the RTB. This allows the RTB to collect and provide definitive data on the rental sector and for transparency across the rental sector through the public register of tenancies; thus, enabling a better understanding of the sector. Non-compliance with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the first home scheme, affordable purchase and cost rental. While that is below our target, it represents a significant footprint and is up from effectively zero in the previous year. We know there are big issues with the rental market and it is not working for tenants or landlords. My Department has commenced a comprehensive review of the private rental sector to take account of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Maximum rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) were set for each housing authority area in 2016, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. In prescribing these limits, household size and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Accommodation are required to register their tenancies with the RTB. Managing the registration of tenancies is a core function of the RTB. This allows the RTB to collect and provide definitive data on the rental sector and for transparency across the rental sector through the public register of tenancies; thus, enabling a better understanding of the sector. Non-compliance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of courses of action in advance of the ending of the ‘Winter Emergency Period’ and agreed that a focus on additional new supply is the best way forward in dealing with the end of the winter eviction ban in a manner which best protects tenants. This includes a significant increase in the number of social housing acquisitions, in addition to other measures for households that...