Results 81-100 of 366 for data protection speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the research work of Teagasc on improving our emissions data for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. Greenhouse gas emissions and removals associated with LULUCF are reported in Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These new emission factors will be fully reflected in the inventory in due...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...x20ac;2.9 million, enables us to close a gap to our 2020 compliance obligations in a way that maximises cost efficiency and secures the best possible value for the Irish taxpayer. While final 2022 emissions data is not yet available, provisional data from the Environmental Protection Agency indicates that Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 4.7% in 2021 compared to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (22 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...of the public to apply for positions advertised on the stateboards.ie website. Although the information requested by the Deputy may be available as part of the appointment process, under General Data Protection Regulation guidelines my department does not have access to this information once the appointment has been made. Therefore the specific information sought by the Deputy relating...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (21 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...Standards and Specifications which include: - Meeting national requirements for domestic heating and building services and wiring regulations - Fully comply with the EU Energy Label and Eco-design regulations - Provide the data required for the Domestic BER assessment based on EN14825 and EN16147 testing standards - Be CE marked and have the EC declaration of conformity - Be listed on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...-up project. That is the timeline and it works because we also need other Departments to feed in. We need the environmental designation of the special areas of conservation, SACs, and special protection areas, SPAs. We need work on the marine protected areas, in the designation of those areas and in the de-map of those areas, and data are also needed. The signal is clear and real that...

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...the Chamber. I will read back on the blacks and the content of the presentations so far by the Social Democrats. In my response, I want to set out some of the actions the Government has taken to protect people in this time of unprecedented high energy prices, to answer questions on some of the issues around the windfall taxes which we will be introducing in line with European...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (14 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...the prevention, detection, and prosecution of littering (Section 33) and illegal dumping (Section 22) offences. In preparing these draft codes of practice the LGMA are first required to carry out Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) on potential data subjects prior to consulting with myself, in my role as Minister, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Members will be aware that one of the matters dealt with in this Bill is the legislative underpinning for a motor insurance database. This is a project that was developed over a long time. The aim behind it is to provide a resource to combat uninsured driving. Uninsured driving is a menace. Drivers who drive while uninsured are typically guilty of other road traffic offences and are a...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...is described as a fleet. Many hauliers might have only one or two trucks and that will not apply but where it does fit within the definition of "fleet", it is absolutely appropriate that the database be updated in the way set out here. On the data protection issue, this does provide for designated data controllers and GDPR legislation then applies a whole range where one is designated as...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...into the definition of cameras or CCTV, for example, devices that clock speed. The present amendment will allow for a wide range of options for managing traffic while making sure that appropriate protections are in place for the sharing of data, for data-sharing agreements, for the safeguarding of data and for the directions, guidelines, standards and regulations.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...that is totally inappropriate. I absolutely accept that. I said in my response to the earlier amendment that we all seek to get the balance right. There are instances where we need technology to protect citizens and it is appropriate, subject to the correct regulation. This amendment is coming from the need for this, and the definition is set within our Department, so I will give two...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...I fear we could end up in a situation where we would have to go back to amend primary legislation in an evolving area where we have different types of electronic devices which might want to use the data. I agree with Senator Ruane's earlier contention that we need to regulate how devices using facial recognition technology or artificial intelligence, AI, which could have a surveillance...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: This is a very useful discussion. The proposed section 77A(6), to be inserted by section 45 of this Bill, sets out that the Minister must set out the regulations to "provide for data obtained using cameras operated by or on behalf of a road authority".It also sets out, in some detail, that a data protection impact assessment and so on should be carried out under the terms of section 84 of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (1 Feb 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...Government. The plan sets out measures and actions to ensure electricity demand is managed in line with our climate objectives. Flexible and decarbonised demand from large energy users, such as data centres, is critical to protecting security of supply and ensuring consistency with the binding carbon budgets. This work will include a review into the current gas and electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (24 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...rental cost. Where tenants have a dispute relating to tenancies including any terms relating to electricity payments, these can be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for dispute resolution. As there is no data set identifying this cohort, increasing awareness of entitlements of existing social protection measures, which include provision for help with household bills, is an...

Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...emergency plans. I am also making provisions for the transfer of excise information relating to the disposal by sale of mineral oil within the State from the Revenue Commissioners to the Minister. This data will provide a more complete understanding of oil sales and consumption within the State, including within the service station network, and will assist across a range of oil emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (18 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56, 57 and 122 together. In July of 2022, the Government published a new 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (18 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...placed on the market exceeds domestic recycling capacity and the waste management industry relies, in part, on the export market to meet its processing needs. The following organisations collate data on PET and plastic and the recycling and export of that waste:  - The National Transfontier Shipment Office (NTFSO) maintains records of waste exports and registers containing details of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...the resource is - where the really strong winds are - and where our largest sea area is. Critical to that is getting the environmental conditions right and, therefore, one designates marine area protections and special protection areas, SPAs. Bird life is the critical constraint. We have done a lot of work. Deputy Ó Cuív will be familiar with High Island in Connemara. Over...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (15 Dec 2022)

Eamon Ryan: Details of the locations of all monitoring stations currently in operation, along with real-time and historic data from each station, can be found at the website, www.airquality.ie which is operated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The network of stations is part of the national Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme which is operated, maintained and monitored by the EPA....