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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: There are very specific criteria that need to be fulfilled for the commission to function.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Is the Office of Public Works handling that for the commission? Does it handle the acquisition of premises?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Did it handle the acquisition of the two temporary premises?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: That is what the commission did.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: With regard to Ms Dixon's own role, she just mentioned that she was appointed five years ago. Has she been reappointed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Was that for another five-year term?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I would love to tease out the issue of the rented buildings but I am conscious of time. I want to ask about legal costs awarded against the Data Protection Commission. This is mentioned on page 17. The accounts cover two periods; I am looking at the period from 25 May 2018 to the end of December 2018. Legal costs awarded against the Data Protection Commission totalled €445,401....

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Would it be possible to get a note on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Marketing and media expenses and GDPR awareness are mentioned on the same page. The commissioner has already touched on this. This also represents a big sum if we take the two six-month periods together. The commissioner explained some of this already.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The commissioner would not expect the figure to be so high next year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The debate around the commissioner's findings will also help with awareness, will it not? The commission will not need a marketing campaign.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Again, I do not expect the commissioner to comment on policy or political matters, but she talked about a risk analysis leading to this investigation. The commission did not rush into this. Finally, it was broadened out and the commission carried out a risk analysis. Then came the investigation and all that ensued. I have heard the argument that people have embraced this card and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (26 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: 129. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the external investigation into the NMBI; the terms of reference of the investigation; the person or organisation undertaking the investigation; the timeframe for delivery of the external review; the anticipated cost of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/19]

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I welcome the regulation, even though it has taken quite some time. My colleagues on the Committee of Public Accounts have pointed out this was raised at a number of meetings. We recognised the absence of regulation. We received a good presentation from the interim chair of the regulatory committee on this matter. What caught my...

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: That is good. Unless they have been updated, according to my figures, there are 547 voluntary housing associations of which 273 have signed up. My thought when I saw that was that we are reliant on 547 voluntary housing bodies to provide housing but they are completely unregulated. It was an extraordinary moment on the road to Damascus, as I said at a meeting of the Committee of Public...

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I want to correct the record regarding a statement I made earlier. The Department's response to the report was 470 scanned pages. The reference is on page 20 of the DPC report, in paragraph 13. It notes that the response was unpaginated and included 28 appendices. Has a business case been carried out in respect of this project?

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Was a business case carried out? If so, where is it and on what date was it done? I refer to the report's findings. Is the Department appealing all the findings? I presume it will not challenge the first finding, which finds in its favour, but is it appealing the other seven?

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The business case is particularly important. There was no business case at the inception. The Minister stated that 3.9 million people now have cards. Can she explain when the business case was done? Did it set out the benefits, savings, and so on? If so, when was it done, and what was the total number of cards given out? Have the activation and renewal costs been included, as the cards...

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I have no more questions. The business case is vital, because the Comptroller and Auditor General's report should not be used in the way it is being used. The Minister should read all of it. She is quoting arguments that were put by the Department at the time in response to concerns raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General. One of those concerns was that this was a new technology....

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I sought a copy of the Minister's speech but none was available so I am not 100% au fait with its contents, although I heard her refer to the Comptroller and Auditor General. If one is referring to the Comptroller and Auditor General, there is a duty to read all of his report and there are 15 pages in that chapter. When I hear somebody quoting the Comptroller and Auditor General, without...