Results 81-100 of 302 for data protection speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna - Questions: Garda Reform (26 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...in December 2016 but now there are 335 gardaí, aided by 31 staff. In the west division, there were 281 gardaí. That figure is now 304, and the Garda staff figure has increased from 24 to 31. The establishment of the divisional protective services units, DPSUs, which are the Irish equivalent of the special victims units the Deputy mentioned, is a commitment under A...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...where crime takes place. It is regulated by law. For example, the Garda Síochána Act 2005 regulates both Garda CCTV and community CCTV in public areas. I know Deputies are familiar with the protections offered by the data protection law over the use of these images. The Data Protection Commission has released guidance, which is available on its website, on CCTV and data...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...British Parliament. We then considered the proposed agreement in a meeting in Article 50 format. The revised withdrawal agreement fulfils the Government's and the EU's negotiating objectives. It protects the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU and it includes a fair financial settlement. Importantly, it ensures that there will be no hard border on this island....

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...assessment of the withdrawal agreement agreed to last week, but there have been quite a number of impact assessments made of different hypothetical scenarios. It may be possible to look at the data and apply them to the revised withdrawal agreement. We will do so. What is fair to say is that if the withdrawal agreement is ratified, there will be no significant impact on the economy, at...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (15 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...quality jobs; to promote effective planning and delivery of infrastructure, including housing; to drive implementation of the climate action plan; and to ensure a whole-of-Government approach to data protection and broader digital issues. My Department has a dedicated unit which works closely with the economic division on Brexit preparedness and contingency planning. This unit works...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...big advantage with the public services card and that is the reason it has worked very well. In the pension case Deputy Brady mentioned, it is worth putting on the record of the House that the Data Protection Commissioner found in favour of the Department, but it was dealt with sympathetically in any case by the Minister accepting that there was a conscientious objection. It is not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...for that subsidy because it makes sense. Moving online and digitisation is the future of providing public services to people in this country but the alternative will be there. In regard to the Data Protection Commissioner's report, we have yet to receive an enforcement order from the Data Protection Commissioner. When that arrives, obviously, the Department will study it and if this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyber Security Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: To pick up on one other thing, it is not possible for us to appeal the report because it has no legal status or standing. We can only appeal an enforcement order and one has not issued from the Data Protection Commissioner; only a press release has issued.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cyber Security Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...risk assessment, which was published earlier this year, in which the significance of the risk associated with cybersecurity has been increased since last year. The introduction of the general data protection regulation a little over a year ago also requires that personal data is "processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data". As is common to many types of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies. I understand that the report will be published today, as well as the Department's response to it. I respect the Data Protection Commissioner and I have confidence in her. However, as is often the case with decisions made by commissioners and regulators, there is a right of appeal. This is a democracy and anybody in a democracy can appeal a decision if he or she...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: It should make us all very proud. In response to the Deputy's question, it is intended today to publish the report of the Commissioner for Data Protection and also the Department's response to it. Obviously I have no objection to there being a debate on the matter. That would be for the Business Committee to decide. The Government absolutely respects the Commissioner for Data Protection...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: Yes, it is. However, no document of legal standing has yet been served on the Government so we have to wait until there is an enforcement order issued by the Commissioner for Data Protection before we can challenge any findings. No findings of legal standing have yet been made, but that may happen in the coming weeks. The public services card is a good thing. It is a success. The vast...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cyber Security Protocols (17 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...protocols’ and there are no immediate plans to recruit such a specialist. One element of the Head of ICT’s role in my Department is ‘Implementing technologies relevant to the security and protection of data within the Department’s ICT Systems and Infrastructure ’. This is done in conjunction with the core ICT team assigned to the Department which...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Data (17 Sep 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to advise the Deputy that the names of the companies/consultancies that have delivered advice and training on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to staff in the Department of the Taoiseach since 2016 and the costs of same are set out as requested, in the following table. Year Course/Conference Provider Cost (inc VAT where applicable) 2016 Privacy and Data...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Leo Varadkar: As I said earlier in relation to my Department, there are no protected disclosures on hand at present. With regard to GSOC, I do not have that information to hand but I will inform GSOC that Deputy Burton has raised these questions here and I will ask GSOC to provide a reply to her. Deputy McDonald raises some issues about particular protected disclosures. I am conscious that protected...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Functions (12 Jun 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...sustainable and regionally balanced economic growth and quality jobs, promote effective planning and delivery of infrastructure, including housing, and to ensure a whole-of-Government approach to data protection and broader digital issues. There are 24 posts in the economic division, including one assistant secretary and three principal officers. It has units dealing with economic...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (18 Apr 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...public investment, the Athenry project would have been a massive private investment. I do not think it should be considered typical. All over the country, planning permission is being granted for data centres, so it is not typical. We did win the case and it is an important point of law. When I was in Cork last week, I used the opportunity to raise it with Apple, which said it would...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...for Government. It also supports four Ministers of State who are assigned to the Department. These are the Government Chief Whip and the Ministers of State with responsibility for defence, for European affairs and for data protection. The latter is also assigned to a number of other Departments. In addition to assisting my work as Taoiseach and that of the Government, the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of An Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (28 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...requires a response. We all know that homelessness is about much more than housing. Dealing with homelessness requires a response from the Departments of Health, Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Finance, and Justice and Equality in respect of immigration. There is a big focus on that with the last Cabinet sub-committee really putting pressure on the other Departments to do...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (26 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...- A Playful City International Conference 1 Irish Council Social Housing - Biennial National Social Housing Conference 1 GDPR Conference 1 Chartered Accountants Ireland Conference - Key Tax Issues 1 Privacy & Data Protection Conference 2 Annual Public Relations Institute of Ireland Affairs Conference 1 Public Affairs Ireland's Conference on Protected Disclosures 1 Institute...