Results 161-180 of 378 for data protection speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, which was signed by the President on 5 July 2023, makes a number of amendments to the Data Protection Act of 2018. As the Deputy will be aware, section 67 inserts a new section 26A, into the Data Protection Act 2018 to provide a prohibition on disclosure of confidential information by persons engaged with the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...Síochána’s commitment to the portal. I can also inform the Deputy that the legal advice made available to me indicates that specific legislative provisions will not be required for an online portal. Section 41 of the Data Protection Act 2018 provides a lawful basis for personal data collected for one purpose to be processed for another purpose, where such onward processing...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...throughout the world have found that body-worn cameras can help improve front-line capability with the accurate recording of incidents. It can expedite analysis, enhance situational awareness and protect police from harm. I would like to address my intention, and that of the Minister, Deputy Harris, to introduce facial recognition into this Bill on Committee Stage. As Deputies will no...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...or on the ground somewhere so the provision will not apply in that case. The Bill will provide for a legal basis for the use of recording devices on drones. There will have to be engagement with the Data Protection Commission, DPC, and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, among other bodies, to set out a code of practice to make sure these devices are used in the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...code [ ... ] (b) shall consult with the following [ ... ] (i) the Minister; (ii) the Policing Authority; (iii) the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; (iv) the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; (v) the Data Protection Commission; (vi) the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, (c) may, where appropriate, consult with the Local Government Management Agency,...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: It is about striking a balance. I fully appreciate people's privacy rights. It is vital that people's privacy is protected when they are at home and in their own environment. We always have to strike the right balance between ensuring the Garda has tools available to it, with proper oversight, codes of conduct and other mechanisms in place, and ensuring the Oireachtas and the various...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...the period of consultation. While it does not say public consultation, the intention is this allows for engagement with the Policing Authority, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, the Data Protection Commission, DPC, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, the Garda associations and then the public. Thus,...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ..." leaves it as broad and as open as possible to include the general public. While we are prescriptive with the different groups to make sure that every aspect is covered, from human rights, to data protection, to security in policing, to the oversight bodies, the term "persons" is as open as it can be to make sure that applies to the general public. In terms of my statement to Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Communications Surveillance (5 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: I understand that Deputy is referring to the order of the High Court granted by Mr Justice Owens pursuant to section 3A of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 (as amended by the Communications (Retention of Data)(Amendment) Act 2022) on 26 June 2023. The order requires service providers to retain data in all of the categories specified in Schedule 2 of the Act for a period of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (4 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: .... It is an ambitious five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept domestic violence or the attitudes which underpin it. The €363 million strategy is built on four pillars – Protection, Prevention, Prosecution and Policy Co-ordination – and the accompanying implementation plan contains 144 detailed actions to be implemented through new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (4 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...from 2021 to 2022 3,648 ICT investment €0.75m and courthouse capital works €2.898m Total 61,750 There is no capital provision in the Policing Authority (Vote 41) and the Data Protection Commission (Vote 44).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Appointments (4 Jul 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to ‘recognise the domestic and international importance of data protection in Ireland’ and states that the Government ‘will ensure that Ireland delivers on its responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation’. The Government is very conscious of the commitment to deliver effective data protection regulation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...five years to ten yearsEnacting the new Hate Crime and Hate Speech Bill to reform and modernise the law through the introduction of new, specific hate aggravated offences for crimes motivated by prejudice against protected characteristics, with tougher sentences than ordinary forms of crime, and to legislate for Incitement to Hatred or Hate Speech – Bill is currently in the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: Amendments Nos. 36 and 38 are intended to correct a number of technical issues in the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act. Apart from correcting certain drafting and cross-referencing issues, they will allow for the data retention reforms of the 2022 Act to be commenced with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. It will also allow for the 2022 reforms to be...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: The amendment provides for a change in the composition of the DNA database system oversight committee. The provision being repealed provided for a member of the committee to be appointed by the Data Protection Commissioner. The Data Protection Commission has raised concerns around this provision and its compatibility with the fundamental requirement of the commission to be completely...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...proceed on foot of the work of the review group. It is imperative we do not do anything to undermine the efforts of the authorities with responsibility for countering paramilitary and criminal groups and protecting communities. Community safety must be at the centre of what we do at all times. To many Deputies' points, I too believe in jury trials and that they are the cornerstone of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...19 Wicklow Div 41 * 3124 2040 * Figures less than 10 are not displayed and are denoted by '*' in the tables above.As the Deputy may already be aware, data is not released by An Garda Síochána for counts less than 10 for data protection reasons.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...costs. The Community-based CCTV scheme is currently governed by Section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006 (SI 289 of 2006), GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must:be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee,have a data protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (27 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 and 486 together. The State has a duty to protect its borders and following examination, ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State. This is a fundamental exercise of State sovereignty, which is necessary to protect the security of the State and to prevent illegal immigration. The exercise of powers in this area is at all times...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...the gender of which a person expresses as a preferred gender or with which the person identifies, and includes transgender and genders other than those of male and female. This is to allow for the protection of transgender and non-binary persons based on recommendations from civil society organisations and is in line with international good practice. For example, if a person who...