Results 21-40 of 366 for data protection speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (14 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...the public to apply for positions advertised on the stateboards.ie website. Although the information requested by the Deputy may be available as part of the appointment process, under General Data Protection Regulation guidelines my Department does not have access to this information once the appointment has been made. Therefore, the specific information sought by the Deputy relating...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (14 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...can support our net-zero ambition. Research is undertaken under the Climate Action Plan hierarchy of AVOID-SHIFT-IMPROVE and to support climate change adaptation and plays a key role in identifying and addressing gaps in data, and in modelling the impacts of emissions and carbon reduction measures across the interconnected transport, economic and social systems. Sectoral Adaptation As...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...x20ac;428,165.66 Enhanced Decommissioning, Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (Bord na Móna Bog Rehabilitation Scheme) The Scheme will rehabilitate 33,000 hectares of industrially degraded peatlands, protect the storage of millions of tonnes of carbon, sequester additional carbon out to 2050, enhance biodiversity, support up to 350 jobs and will contribute...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (12 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...CAP23 timeline of Q2 2025. Research is undertaken under the Climate Action Plan hierarchy of AVOID-SHIFT-IMPROVE and to support climate change adaptation and plays a key role in identifying and addressing gaps in data, and in modelling the impacts of emissions and carbon reduction measures across the interconnected transport, economic and social systems. The National Sustainable Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (6 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The national air quality monitoring network is operated, maintained, and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme. My Department has provided funding for a significant upgrade to the network in recent years, and as a consequence the number of monitoring stations has increased from 29 in 2017 to 114 today. The expansion will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is continuing to work on the finalisation of draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), which are fundamental to the future operation of CCTV schemes aimed at assisting waste enforcement and anti-litter efforts, including the monitoring of illegal dumping and dog fouling. The LGMA circulated draft Codes of Practice and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...CAP23 timeline of Q2 2025. Research is undertaken under the Climate Action Plan hierarchy of AVOID-SHIFT-IMPROVE and to support climate change adaptation and plays a key role in identifying and addressing gaps in data, and in modelling the impacts of emissions and carbon reduction measures across the interconnected transport, economic and social systems. The National Sustainable Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (5 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In August the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) announced the introduction of specific customer protection measures for the coming winter, to strengthen the existing protections that are currently in place. Measure 3 of the CRU’s Additional Customer Protection Measures sets out that “Suppliers are required to ensure that all customers with a financial hardship meter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ..., which brings us back to what we said earlier. There is no big future expansion in gas use there. Anyway, the businesses cannot and will not. I do not see the customers going in that direction. Will data centres really say they are going a high carbon route? Of the remaining 15%, there are 800,000 Irish households who rely on gas. There will not be a cut-off. There is a transition....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (21 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is continuing to work on the finalisation of draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), which are fundamental to the future operation of CCTV schemes aimed at assisting waste enforcement and anti-litter efforts, including the monitoring of illegal dumping and dog fouling. The LGMA circulated draft Codes of Practice and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...certification of professional competence (CPC) are handled by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) under the relevant legislation. My department does not have access to individual applications. Due to data protection rules regarding the sharing of personal data, you will need to contact the RSA directly on this matter. A complaint can be made by email through the RSA website here:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is continuing to work on the finalisation of draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), which are fundamental to the future operation of CCTV schemes aimed at assisting waste enforcement and anti-litter efforts, including the monitoring of illegal dumping and dog fouling. The LGMA circulated draft Codes of Practice and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...position to comment on any local authority measures to manage this issue. The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is continuing to work on the finalisation of draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), which are fundamental to the future operation of CCTV schemes aimed at assisting waste enforcement and anti-litter efforts, including the monitoring of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (7 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: .... 7 Toyota - Toyota Corolla, Aygo, BZ4X, CHR Camry, Corolla Cross, Lexus ES, Highlander, Hilux, Prius & Yaris Cross 2684 Subject vehicles are equipped with a DCM (Data Communication Module) from a specific supplier. This DCM supports emergency calling (eCall), enabling emergency calls to be made manually, or in certain severe crashes,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (25 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The national air quality monitoring stations are operated, maintained, and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme. My Department has provided funding for a significant upgrade to the network in recent years and, as a consequence, the number of monitoring stations has increased from 29 in 2017 to 114 today. The expansion will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has a full suite of policies and procedures in place relating to data protection, as required by legislation, including a data breach policy. My Department's Data Protection Officer oversees robust training to all staff and engages in regular data protection awareness-raising campaigns. The information on data breaches requested by the Deputy is set out in the table beneath: ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Please see below in tabular form the number of data breaches reported within my Department, and noting the number which were reported to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) and the number which were notified to the data subject(s). Year Number of Data Breaches Number of breaches reported to the DPC Number of breaches notified to data subject(s) ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments (11 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The national air quality monitoring stations are operated, maintained, and monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme. All stations collect air quality data for a range of pollutants to provide information to the public, and for assessment against European legal limit values and World Health Organisation guideline values. The EPA...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: It is assumed the Deputy is referring to personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR").  As the Deputy will be aware, the GDPR was introduced on 18th May 2018.  Information on personal data breaches for my Department is set out in the attached Table.  Year No. of recorded personal data breaches 2023 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Data breaches are taken very seriously within my Department and staff are provided with training and procedures on what steps to take in the event of a possible data breach, including notifying, as soon as possible, the Department's Data Protection Officer. I have outlined the number of data breaches within the timeframe requested by the Deputy in the table below. Please note that our records...