Results 121-140 of 14,374 for data protection

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Apr 2024)

Mary Seery Kearney: Last year, the Data Protection Commission published a report on an investigation it had launched into the Department of Health keeping dossiers on families who were taking cases against the State over the provision of services to their children with disabilities. There was an outcome to the report, which resulted from a whistleblower’s actions two years earlier. The Department was...

Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024) See 5 other results from this debate

Mary Seery Kearney: ...;ireann: acknowledges that: - the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, and the establishment of the online safety and media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, is a key Government strategy in the protection of children online; - Coimisiún na Meán is developing Ireland’s online safety framework, through binding online safety codes in its capacity as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (24 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The introduction of an automatic enrolment (AE) retirement savings system is a Programme for Government commitment and a key priority for me as Minister for Social Protection. Implementation of the AE system is well underway, with the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 now having completed Second Stage in the Dáil and a tender process to contract for administration...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...of a garda. I know we all appreciate that when a garda starts his or her shift, be it day or night, he or she never knows what will unfold. To paraphrase another phrase I used, who is going to protect the protectors? It is important that we are mindful of this. My worst experience of seeing gardaí being mistreated was in Dolphin House. Eight years ago I visited there after an...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: ...Union and to President Zelenskyy's peace formula. We remain steadfast in our strong political and practical support for Ukraine as it exercises its legitimate right to self-defence against continued Russian aggression. Record numbers of people are now seeking protection in Europe and Ireland due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and, indeed, due to other conflicts across the world. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on the Social Welfare System: Discussion (24 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...Research Collaborative, WUERC, is orientated towards ethnographic studies of the experience of unemployment, including the institutional and administrative infrastructure. We have very limited data on the experience of Means-testing, and nothing as rich as what TDs get in their clinics. TDs are probably world experts on the ins and outs of our welfare system at the client experience...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...all. Some of them would have contact with us. I will stand over how we represent people who approached us but some of them would not have approached us. RTÉ felt that it was unable, under the Data Protection Act, to give us lists. Equally, we do not know who was covered by the Eversheds Sutherland process. In other words, we do not have the list because Eversheds Sutherland did...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

..., in addition to those with serious injuries, which are life-altering for both the individuals and their families. We last spoke to the committee in September 2023. We have now analysed collision data for that full year and I would like to first outline key statistics from 2023. I will then discuss some of the emerging trends we have seen in 2024. A total of 185 people were killed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Síochána should not have their hands tied behind their backs when it comes to fighting or detecting crime and putting criminals behind bars, it is important there are safeguards in place. The Act was drafted to take account of the Data Protection Commissioner's concerns regarding community CCTV.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Air Quality (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...air quality enforcement and the implementation of Ireland's first clean air strategy. This further highlights the priority the Government has afforded to cleaning the air that we breathe to protect the health and well-being of the people we serve. The clean air strategy describes how we will enhance and protect the quality of the air that we breathe and realise the full environmental...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Lisa Chambers: ...GRA, conference taking place today in Westport. I welcome the GRA to County Mayo for its annual conference. It is good to see that the theme and objective of the event is to say it is a job worth protecting and I support gardaí in their work in that regard. Many issues have been highlighted with An Garda. From my conversations with local gardaí in County Mayo, there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is important that we have a sense of that. The Minister has outlined her intention to bring forward primary legislation, but a bit like the general data protection regulation, GDPR, ultimately until primary legislation is needed and after that point, the regulation stands. It is legally enforceable and has direct legal effect. That is important. It will be in 2026. I thank the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...scams and the identification of those involved in them. Finally, I can assure the Deputy that I am committed to enacting the necessary legislation to provide the Gardaí with the legal powers they need to tackle this form of crime. A General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Protection, Preservation and Access to Data on Information Systems) Bill 2024 was recently approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...286 43 10 2 1 342 I am further advised that the table below sets out the number of Garda members who retired from the Meath Division in the years 2020 up to the 18 April 2024. I am informed that data is not released by An Garda Síochána for counts less than 10 for data protection reasons. Please be advised that these figures...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Kieran O'Donnell: ...scheme’s progress. The Dundalk/Blackrock South and Ardee projects are being progressed simultaneously and engineering and environmental consultants were appointed in 2020. The proposed scheme will protect some 1,880 properties when completed. The emerging scheme option for Dundalk/Blackrock South is expected later in 2024 and the finalisation of options appraisal for Ardee is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (23 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...of Transport and includes the requirement to surrender the driving licence or learner permit to the NDLS within 14 days of commencement of disqualification. An Garda Síochána have access to data on the National Vehicle Driver File (NVDF) as part of their Mobility Strategy and therefore can detect and prosecute a driver who continues to drive while disqualified. This is the case...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (23 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...capacity. Accordingly, €1.3 billion has been committed to the delivery of flood relief schemes for delivery by the OPW over the lifetime of the National Development Plan to 2030. This will protect approximately 23,000 properties across various communities from river and coastal flood risk. I must emphasise that the provision of insurance cover is primarily a commercial matter...