Results 61-80 of 125 for data protection speaker:Ossian Smyth

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (23 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) works to support Government Departments and other public bodies to improve the resilience and security of their IT systems to better protect services that people rely upon, and their data, and the NCSC works very closely with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in this regard. However, it should be noted that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...: national incident response; information sharing; and Building Resilience. The NCSC supports Government Departments and other public bodies to improve the resilience and security of their IT systems to better protect services that our people rely upon, and their data. In July 2021 on foot of an capacity review commissioned from an international consultancy, the Government agreed to...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...legislation has not been enacted on time. It is essential, however, that a Bill of such importance as this is done correctly as the consequences for whistleblowers when legislation intended to protect them fails to work as expected can be devastating. Many examples of this were given during the debate last night. Deputy Michael Collins asked about fines arising from infringement...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...or she is caring for; and those receiving disability allowance for more than six months and with a child aged under seven. The eligibility criteria are kept under ongoing review within the Department of Social Protection to ensure they are consistent with and complementary to the other income support schemes offered by that Department. There are currently just over 7,000 homes...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...their feedback can be taken into account in matters of procurement law. Deputy Bruton asked about administrative sanctions for broader than competition law breaches. He mentioned the use of personal data. This is within the remit of the Data Protection Commissioner. As Deputy Bruton will be aware, matters regarding consumers switching providers in the areas of utilities, insurance...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Policy (9 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...of the social housing retrofit programme this year. In addition, the fuel allowance was increased from €20 per week in 2014 and 2015 to €33 per week for 2021 and 2022.That is €924 per year. The Minister for Social Protection has also extended the eligibility criteria for the payment. The Housing for All strategy has committed to introducing additional rent controls...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...enforcement; monitoring, analysis and reporting on the environment; research and development; and implementation of climate action measures. Programme A provides €41.6 million in operational and capital funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to deliver its range of functions to protect the environment. The EPA’s 2022 allocation includes funding for additional...

Freedom of Information Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ..., it appears that for a time information of this nature may have been published on an administrative basis. I understand that this practice was ultimately discontinued based on legal advice as to compliance with data protection and privacy law. It was only at this point that FOI requests then began to be made for information of this nature. The question came before the Office of the...

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...in September 2020, commits the Government to implementing a range of measures, including measures to tackle the problem of litter and illegal dumping. In a direct response to the findings of the Data Protection Commissioner on the use of CCTV and other recording devices, the action plan commits to ensuring that all waste enforcement legislation will be data-proofed to ensure that all...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (25 Jan 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...Security Centre (NCSC) – situated in my Department – as being to support Government Departments and other public bodies to improve the resilience and security of their IT systems, to better protect services that people rely upon and their data. A key objective of the 2019 Strategy is the continued development of the NCSC. At the beginning of last year, external...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (19 Jan 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...of further measures, and delivery of the Plan as a whole will be completed on a phased basis over its 5 year lifetime. My Department does not collate statistics on municipal waste by county.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the collation of national waste data and reports annually on Ireland’s performance against the targets set out in EU...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reviews (19 Jan 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...Irish coastal and offshore waters (ObSERVE Phase 2 Aerial Project) April 2024 National land use review (Phase I: Land Use Evidential Review) carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of both the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DFAM) Q3 2022 ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (14 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: .... I look forward to receiving the committee's recommendations and will respond constructively to them. A combination of legislation and guidance will help to ensure the processing of personal data obtained through the use of CCTV and audiovisual equipment may be carried out by local authorities tasked with enforcing both litter and waste legislation, thus providing an important...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – situated in my Department – to support Government Departments and other public bodies to improve the resilience and security of their IT systems, to better protect services that people rely upon and their data. Recognising the growing dependence on digital services and the evolving global cyber threat landscape, earlier this year Minister Ryan...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...and Agencies. The NCSC has worked with colleagues across Government to develop the standard which will support public bodies to identify cyber risks, deploy appropriate mitigation measures, and protect personal and other important data. At the time of its publication, a commitment was made to conduct a mid-term review of the Strategy. This was also a recommendation in the recent NCSC...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Security Centre (NCSC) has worked with colleagues across Government to develop the standard which will support public bodies to identify cyber risks, deploy appropriate mitigation measures, and protect personal and other important data. In addition, the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) based within the NCSC has developed and deployed technology on the infrastructure of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Visual Recording (AVR) equipment in order to assist local authorities in their efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping. Drafting of the Bill is well advanced, following consultation with the Data Protection Commissioners, the Department of Justice and the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs), as is, I understand, the pre-legislative scrutiny process before the Joint...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ..., which are in an advanced stage of pre-construction development. I will address an important area of work, namely, managing the relationship between offshore renewable energy, biodiversity and marine protected areas. The national marine planning framework, which was established in June 2021 by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is Ireland's first marine spatial...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...5 restrictions in place in 2020 and from January to April in 2021. As a result, the waiting lists and waiting times for the warmer homes scheme have grown. There are currently just over 7,000 homeowners on the warmer homes scheme work programme. The SEAI data indicate that for homes completed in the first half of 2021, the average time from application to completion was almost 26...