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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: Some of the operators had a different view last week when they said they were not sure. It is useful, therefore, that this issue has been clarified for us. Mr. Hawkes might keep an eye on it because it is something we will be working on as the legislation goes through. Members are interested and the operators also wanted to engage on it, having seen it as a stumbling block. I thank Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: What are "big data"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: I assume that if we could have Ireland as a hub for data storage, it would be of benefit to us also in EU terms. I understand that is happening, too. On another issue, what are pseudonymous data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: This whole area is fascinating. "Privacy by design" are other buzzwords. What do they mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: My final question concerns the storing of information on smart cards, although I am not sure whether it comes under this package. I note that across Europe there has been a move to try to put more and more information on cards, for example, health identification, social security information and so forth. Are there guidelines on not having too much information on one card, for example,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: I have found this a fascinating discussion. As we talk about the dark net and so on, there are shades of "Star Trek". It is moving into a new realm which we are coming across more and more. I thank Mr. Hawkes and Mr. O'Dwyer for engaging with us. No doubt we will meet again in the not too distant future to discuss other issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: Is Deputy Finian McGrath happy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: I know, but I mean happy with the responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: As this is the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, issues of justice are very much of interest to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: I apologise on behalf of members who must leave, but the Dáil and the Seanad are now in session. We are in the middle of dealing with the Gambling Control Bill and last week a number of operators and interested bodies and parties came before the committee. The Remote Gambling Association spoke about how European data protection legislation prevented the sharing of personal and private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: Is Senator Bacik happy enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: Members will have received a briefing document on the following two proposals: COM (2013) 534, a proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of a European public prosecutor's office, and COM (2013) 535, a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, Eurojust. It is proposed that these proposals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: In this part of our meeting we will have a discussion on the data protection package. I welcome Mr. Billy Hawkes, Data Protection Commissioner, and Mr. John O'Dwyer, deputy commissioner, and thank them for attending. They are invited to make an opening statement of about five minutes in duration, which will be followed by a question and answer session with members. Witnesses are protected...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (3 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with regard to the acquisition of a site required for the development of a new school (details supplied) included on his Department's five year school building programme and due to go to construction in 2014/15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41615/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tax Code (3 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: 127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered correspondence relating to tax compliance, small contractors and multinationals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Gambling Control Bill: Discussion (2 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: What would Mr. Lewins like to see happening there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Gambling Control Bill: Discussion (2 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: Mr. Lewins does not want a restriction. Does anyone else want to say anything before we wrap up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Gambling Control Bill: Discussion (2 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: On behalf of colleagues, I would like to say the same. We are quite impressed with the work and effort that has gone into this. We are updating legislation which is quite old. Some of it was enacted before television, so it goes back a while. Much work is involved and it is highly technical. I take the point that we all need advice and expertise in this very technical and very evolving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Gambling Control Bill: Discussion (2 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: There will be no licence in the Deputy's backyard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Gambling Control Bill: Discussion (2 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: We had quite a discussion with the Minister this morning on data protection at a European level. Next week he will go to a Council meeting on that issue. For the information of members, we will have a briefing from the Data Protection Commissioner at 9.30 a.m. next Wednesday. We might be able to engage on some of the issues which arose today. It is very opportune. At 2 p.m. next...