Results 61-80 of 366 for data protection speaker:Eamon Ryan

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I will not be able to accept the Senator's amendment but I want to explain why. She asked that I name the devices. To take an example, the tag used at a tolling booth is another such data-gathering device. I could go on. The nature of the tags varies but there is a range of different types of devices and I do not think I can list in primary legislation all those other data gathering...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...during the Committee Stage debate and put a requirement on the Minister to be specific in respect of how it is regulated. In response to some of the direct concerns, those regulations include how data might be provided, used, stored, destroyed and so on. It is that amendment to the Bill, which we will discuss later, which I hope gives some of the protections that the Senator is concerned...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: On Committee Stage we discussed some of the data-protection measures in the new section 77A, which the Bill will insert into the Road Traffic Act 1993 to deal with traffic cameras and other devices. I thank Senators Ruane and Higgins for drawing attention to the important issue of data protection regarding the use of cameras and other devices on our roads. I believe we are in agreement on...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: This is a small, but important, amendment to improve data protection with regard to traffic cameras and other devices. Subsection 8 of the new section 77A that is being inserted into the Roads Act 1993 relates to data-sharing agreements when data from the cameras and devices in question are to be shared. Section 77A(8) lists matters which may be specified in a data-sharing agreement. One...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...and facial recognition technology requires really detailed assessment. We need a principles-based approach and sometimes there may be conflicting principles between, let us say privacy and protection of our people. We need to have a clear assessment of what the technology is capable and incapable of. Included in that would be a detailed assessment of the accuracy of some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...gases reported under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are to be found in Irelands’ National Inventory Report. This is compiled and submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annually to the UNFCCC. The latest report and the supporting information for the period 1990 to 2021 is publicly available on the EPA website (www.epa.ie). There are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: In July 2022, the Government published a statement on the role of data centres in Ireland’s enterprise strategy. The Statement addresses sustainable data centre development to align with Ireland’s renewable energy targets, security of supply, sectoral green house gas emissions, and climate priorities. The goal of this policy is to ensure the positive benefits for...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: This Government is just as concerned about protecting Irish householders in what is a very difficult time. We all absolutely accept that those households, in respect of their gas and electricity bills, are facing huge increases which have a huge impact on every family across the country and we are determined to protect them and to help our country through a difficult time. It bears...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (3 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Local authorities are currently not in a position to use CCTV to monitor illegal dumping. In order to address data protection concerns, Sections 22 & 33 of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 require that the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) prepare and submit to me, in my role as Minister, for approval, draft codes of practice for the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...of Irish society, underscoring the importance of mental health initiatives and suicide awareness for members of the farming community. The study, which I note is still ongoing and for which preliminary data is being reported, highlights levels of anxiety being experienced by the farming community. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Change in the Irish Mind (2021) and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The final 1990-2021 inventory data, updated by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, indicates that between 2011 and 2021, Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions increased by 5.5%, from 58.85 Mt CO2eq. to 62.11 Mt CO2eq. While emissions in 2021 were lower than the peak years of 2016 - 2018, they did show an increase from 2020. It is clear that we must redouble our efforts to reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (26 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the scheme is to provide upgrades to those living in, or at risk of, energy poverty. The scheme is available to people in receipt of certain qualifying payments from the Department of Social Protection. Data on the qualifying payment for each applicant is collected under the scheme. In the case of means tested payments, this gives an indication of the income of the households....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...process and requires consultation with, inter alia, the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Minister for Justice, and the Data Protection Commission. Separate Codes of Practice are required for the operation of CCTV schemes under both the Litter Pollution Act and the Waste Management Act, while a further Code of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Regulations (18 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: To safeguard the efficient functioning of our banking system as well as the security of the personal and other data held by banks and financial services companies, it is vital that robust cyber security measures are implemented by the entities concerned. The European Union Directive 2016/1148 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems, the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Social Media (23 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has in place a social media usage policy to guide staff when using social media in a private capacity when at work. The aim of the policy is to protect staff, the reputation of the Department, and the security and integrity of the Department’s computer networks. The policy is available on the Department’s intranet and applies to all permanent and contract staff. A...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Social Media (23 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...policy document on joining the Department. In addition, any person having access to my Department’s information assets are reminded of their legal obligations under the Official Secrets Act, Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation on the use and safeguarding of this information. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has not imposed any formal...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...which have risen and remained high since the second half of 2020. It started eight or nine months before the war started. Russia started to turn off the tap. This has been going on for some time. Data supplied by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, indicates that the electricity and gas bills for an average household have increased to a combined total of more than...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (28 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I am advised that during the period 2010-2021 EirGrid, the body responsible for developing and managing the national electricity grid, entered into 16 connection agreements for the purposes of data centre connections. However, no new data centres have been offered a connection to the grid since the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published on 23 November 2021 the “CRU...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...in Ireland relies, in part, on the export market to meet its processing needs for the volumes of waste packaging produced. While there is no EU or international waste code that facilitates PET data collection, several organisations collate data on different aspects of PET, plastic waste, recycling and exports. - The National Transfrontier Shipment Office maintains records of waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (28 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Data from our network of monitoring stations demonstrates that the measures we have taken to protect our air quality have been effective overall. Where periodic spikes in air pollution levels have been observed, they have been primarily due to the burning of solid fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency advises that such “spikes” occur primarily during times of certain weather...