Results 7,161-7,180 of 8,482 for speaker:Alice-Mary Higgins
- Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting and Social Media Regulation: Statements (19 Apr 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will not touch on the issues raised in regard to media mergers, except in so far as the Minister raised the question of his regret about the phone call that he made to Mr. Ó Neachtain. I accept the Minister has regret over the phone call, but I appeal for us to be careful about the language we use. It is important if we are to restore the confidence of the public in politics that we...
- Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting and Social Media Regulation: Statements (19 Apr 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I would suggest the Minister amend Deputy James Lawless's Bill if he needs to, but we need legislation on this before the summer.
- Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am lucky enough to share a birthday with the Good Friday Agreement. I still remember the incredible power and hope on that day. It has been a beacon globally which has been shown to impact on peace agreements in Bosnia, Sudan, South Africa, Colombia and around the world. It is a beacon not only in itself but because of how it was achieved, including the role played by women, from Betty...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: While the timeline in the presentation begins in 2016 the timeline in Cambridge Analytica begins in 2011. The witnesses have spoken of their concerns about litigation but there is an option between recommendation and litigation, which is an enforcement notice. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has the power under section 10 to issue enforcement notices. Is it not the case...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am conscious of the huge number of questions to be answered. I ask, therefore, if I can do follow-up questions also. Specifically, I want to pick up on what specific measures are being putting in place in relation to article 9 and the processing of special categories of data. To be clear, we are not simply talking about special categories of data, that is, political views, religious views...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is the witness concerned about facilitating the sale of data that might be scraped from-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I echo the concern expressed by Senator Gavan regarding Catalonia. It is sad that Europe has political prisoners and political arrests of this nature are taking place.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: We need to push for better peace-building, dialogue and mediation in Europe because we do not want to return to a Europe of hard borders and the divisions of the past. I note the Leader's comment that the debate on the Data Protection Bill is to conclude after four hours. I will be disappointed if the Bill is guillotined, although I do not expect the debate to last for four hours. I...
- Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I wish to respond to a couple of the points raised as Committee Stage draws to a close. Many of those who argued against the Bill called for clarity. I appeal to them to be clear on what their proposal entails. We heard, for example, a suggestion that regulations could be made to deal with hard cases. If we retain Article 40.3.3°, regulations will not be introduced to deal with many...
- Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: As I have told the House before, I first marched for repeal in 1992 as a teenager who was shocked to hear what was happening to another teenager in the X case, someone who was the same age as me. Knowing what she was encountering at that time at the hands of the State was a shock to my system. I never would have believed at the time that some years later we would still be hearing such...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me, I can just about hear. We do not yet have the groupings in front of us. Can I clarify are these all Government amendments that are being discussed now?
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Sorry, I am not able to hear.
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is the amendment being-----
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is it being proposed now?
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Why? Sorry, if this is an amendment, with great respect to the Leas-Chathaoirleach, we need to be given the opportunity to speak to it.
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Sure.
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will begin by responding on the wider set of amendments. I will address the concerns raised by Senator McDowell. I do not think that he needs to be concerned in respect of those areas, although there are very serious reasons for concern in respect of other inadvertent consequences and loopholes which are opened up by section 43 of the Bill. I will pick up on one or two points which the...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Under the GDPR and under my amendment, processing the data of persons who are in regular contact with a candidate or party is allowed under the GDPR. These might be, for example, people who have said that they would really like a referendum on a given issue and whom the candidate or party reverts to, has correspondence with and notes that they are interested in that area if the issue arises...
- Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I recognise the concerns, and that is why there is some tension about Article 9.2(d). I urge Senator McDowell to look again at Article 9.2(d). That provision permits a wide range of activities. It is important because it applies not just to political parties but is much wider than that. It refers to any "not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim"....