Results 141-160 of 204 for data protection speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (11 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Increased rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rent Supplement Scheme were introduced in 2016. These limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing the rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. The HAP rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...with the relevant local authority. Local authorities report to my Department on numbers of overall inspections carried out and enforcement actions undertaken on a quarterly basis. The most recent data received in respect of the number of inspections of all private rental properties and those with HAP tenancies is set out in the table below: HAP Inspections carried out in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (6 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...with the relevant local authority. Local authorities report to my Department on numbers of overall inspections carried out and enforcement actions undertaken on a quarterly basis. The most recent data received in respect of the number of inspections of all private rental properties and those with HAP tenancies is set out in the table below: HAP Inspections carried out in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (5 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...queries concerning the current status of Land Registry and Registry of Deeds applications directly to a dedicated e mail address (reps@prai.ie). However, I am informed that pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation, the PRA is somewhat constrained in relation to the level of detail that it can provide in response to representations regarding a pending application. I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (28 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of water services capital infrastructure, while the local authorities remain responsible for private water supplies. Under the Drinking Water Regulations 2014, as amended, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the supervisory authority for water supplied by Irish Water. The EPA produces an annual Public Supply Drinking Water Report and Private Supply Drinking Water Report, which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Data (28 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and providers of Student Specific Accommodation are required to register their tenancies with the RTB. Managing the registration of tenancies is a core function of the RTB. This allows the RTB to collect and provide definitive data on the rental sector and for transparency across the rental sector through the public register of tenancies; thus, enabling the RTB to better understand and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and 2020 and additional €2 million in current funding for 2021. The increase in staff provided to the RTB is designed to ensure that the new legislative provisions introduced in 2019 and 2020 are fully and forcefully implemented, that protections for tenants can be provided and that inspections can take place. The Department continues to liaise with the RTB on ways to strengthen...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Protection (1 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has received no complaints under the heading of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In terms of data information requests, Article 15 of the GDPR provides for the right of access to personal data and certain information, by data subjects. Details of the requests received are supplied in the table below. All requests were accepted but in some instances the request...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (1 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Ireland by local authorities in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003. Under this legislation, there are 31 fire authorities which provide fire prevention and fire protection services for communities through 27 service delivery structures. Local authority fire services are delivered by approximately 3,300 local authority staff engaged at 217 fire stations...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...on this issue. I reiterate that I do not want to see pre-legislative scrutiny being set aside with any degree of regularity. In this instance, however, there is an urgency around the extension of protections for those who need them most. On each occasion that I have brought forward legislation in this Chamber, I have said that if we need to do more at any stage, we will do it. Anybody...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (24 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Increased rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rent Supplement Scheme were introduced in 2016. These limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing the rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. The HAP rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licences (17 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Avoca River and Estuary, Arklow Consent executed 29/11/2021 Moorings Dun Laoghaire Harbour Under consideration Mooring / Data Buoy Scotsman's Bay, Dun Laoghaire Consent executed 30/11/2021 Site Investigations Dublin Bay Consent executed 02/08/2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (17 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Increased rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rent Supplement Scheme were introduced in 2016. These limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing the rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. The HAP rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (17 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...market within the area concerned. Increased rent limits for the HAP and the Rent Supplement Scheme were introduced in 2016. These limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing the rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (11 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...market within the area concerned. Increased rent limits for the HAP and the Rent Supplement Scheme were introduced in 2016. These limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing the rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. The HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...with the relevant local authority.  Local authorities report to my Department on numbers of overall inspections carried out and enforcement actions undertaken on a quarterly basis. The most recent data received in respect of the number of inspections of all private rental properties and those with HAP tenancies is set out in the table below. HAP Inspections carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...applicants during the COVID 19 Pandemic.  As is the case with any lender, local authorities must lend mortgages on a prudent basis, taking into account the most recent income and employment data available. Importantly, this is both for the protection of the lender and the borrower, in particular to seek to ensure that borrowers are not left with unsustainable debt burdens, as a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...into drinking water when it dissolves from pipework and fittings that contain lead. Lead is harmful, concentrations should always be kept as low as practicable and strict legal limits apply to protect people's health. The concentration limit for lead in drinking water is set by the European Union Drinking Water Directive. This is transposed into Irish Law through the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...applicants during the COVID 19 Pandemic. As is the case with any lender, local authorities must lend mortgages on a prudent basis, taking into account the most recent income and employment data available. This is both for the protection of the lender and the borrower, in particular to seek to ensure that borrowers are not left with unsustainable debt burdens, as a mortgage is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Services (13 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in Ireland by local authorities in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003. Under this legislation, there are 31 fire authorities which provide fire prevention and fire protection services for communities through 27 service delivery structures. Local authority fire services are delivered by approximately 3,300 local authority staff engaged...