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Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am happy to support amendment No. 7.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Amendments Nos. 8, 9 and 10.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I acknowledge that the Minister of State is seeking through amendment No. 8 to address the concern we debated in the Seanad previously, which was my concern that the definition of "public body" effectively include private companies that are under contract to the State. There is quite a wide scope in terms of "public body" and there were concerns. To an extent, this measure is positive. The...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: As these amendments reflect the strength and reporting we looked for, they are fine.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have one concern, which is in respect of the data controller. I appreciate the concerns of the Attorney General regarding the wording and the need to avoid the implication that there is prejudice elsewhere. Nonetheless, in this legislation we are setting out a clear process whereby individuals can seek information and redress and a clear pathway whereby they should contact the lead...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I accept the rationale for the removal of the issues relating to procurement but nonetheless those issues stand. I look forward to engaging with the Minister of State on this matter because I will be bringing forward legislation in respect of procurement in the future. These issues can be tackled within the wider scope of procurement law. In that context, I am happy to leave the matter to...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The data portal is a core element and it is a positive. The GDPR gets thrown in as if it is an obstacle, something complicated or a reason we cannot do things. In fact, the regulation is - and should be at its a core - an empowering element. One matter the European Union has got right is ensuring that people have the right to access their information and data. I appreciate the position in...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Is there one slot? What time does the debate conclude?

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: How long is this slot?

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will share time with Senator Ruane.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister for coming to the House.While the extension of the investigation can, in some senses, be understood, the Minister will appreciate that it has caused deep disappointment and upset for many. Survivors have been waiting, planning and living their lives in the expectation that a resolution would be arrived at this spring. They were very shocked and disappointed coming into...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I suggest that a vacuum is not-----

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Survivors are dying in the interim.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I know.

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I warmly welcome the Minister of State to the House. I hope that we can have him here again because these areas are of great interest to all of us. I will speak to a couple of the schemes in a moment but I would like first to pick up on some of what was said by my colleague, Senator Ruane, and Senator Conway-Walsh. This is not necessarily an indictment of or reflection on the Minister of...

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will follow up on some of the comments made by my colleague, Senator Ruane. Today is Safer Internet Day, among many other days. Almost one year ago, Senator Ruane and I successfully introduced an amendment to the Data Protection Bill, now the Data Protection Act, to prohibit the profiling of children under the age of 18 and the use of such profiles for commercial purposes. I ask the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: -----about that but this concrete legislation is on the Statute Book. Let us make it happen. I note that Internet safety is not simply about children. There is more to be done in terms of online regulation in that regard, including the safety of those who engage with public services. We achieved a fine with respect to public services. I am concerned by what appear to be data leaks about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the delegates for joining us and for their presentation and advocacy work on this issue which has been very important. In some cases, they are representing those who may not yet be or who may not be in a position to be members of unions, recognising that there is a cohort of workers who are affected. What has come across very strongly - I thank the delegates for making it so clear -...