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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (30 Mar 2017)

Dara Murphy: ...conditions such as unemployment and education with other life conditions. The processing of personal data for scientific research purposes includes technological development, fundamental research, applied research and privately-funded research. I want to reassure the Deputy that I, together with my Department, have participated in a constructive and active manner in the negotiations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (15 Feb 2017)

Dara Murphy: ...also be present. We are not sure if the Brexit Minister will have a co-ordinating role back in the UK or whether it will be Theresa May. It will be a full-time function of mine and my team but that will also apply to many others. There was a question on Border posts. We need to be clear that this was a decision of the United Kingdom. The UK has decided to leave but we are not leaving....

Topical Issue Debate: School Staff (26 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: ...were allocated to primary schools on the basis of an average pupil-teacher ratio of 28:1. The staffing arrangements also include the provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts on developing grounds, using projected enrolment for the following September, in this case September 2016. The school referred to by the...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment Bill) 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Oct 2016)

Dara Murphy: ...and consultation with several stakeholders, the Minister for Finance proposes to extend the time limits for complaints about certain long-term financial services to the same time limit that applies to pension products, namely, six years from date of the conduct complained of or three years from the date the complainant knew, or ought to have known, about the conduct. This greatly improves...

Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: ...this is that there was a question mark over whether the complex operational arrangements required in the Department of Social Protection could be completed in time for September. This is why the Bill, as published, applies to births after 30 September 2016. The commencement date of 1 September is in line with the 2016 budget announcement of a two-week period of paternity leave and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (5 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: ...the Council of Europe's Data Protection Convention (1981) and the EU's Data Protection Directive (1995) into our national law, is to ensure protection of the personal data of individuals. The Acts apply to all processing of personal data, including collection, use, sharing, disclosure and storage of such data. As regards oversight and enforcement, the Acts provide that the supervisory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (28 Jun 2016)

Dara Murphy: The general position is that the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 apply to personal images recorded by means of video cameras unless the recording activity relates to an individual's own personal, family or recreational activities. The recording of images in public places is, therefore, generally covered by data protection legislation. Useful material on this issue is available on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Reform Negotiations: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Dara Murphy: ...of European citizens, including ourselves, around the Continent and, second, that in any member state all people regardless of what European Union country they come from are treated equally. That applies to work benefits, social protection benefits, employment and everything else. These are core principles. It is fair to raise the debate in the UK. Deputy Crowe asked if perception was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Reform Negotiations: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Dara Murphy: ...is not disadvantaged in any way. This view is shared by many member states regarding their own sectors. Issues under the sovereignty heading relate to strengthening the role of national parliaments in the EU as well as addressing the concept of ever closer Union as it applies to the UK. Ireland has a constructive approach to practical proposals and we firmly believe that workable...

European Council: Statements (19 Jan 2016)

Dara Murphy: ...through to this country over the next couple of months. With respect to resettlement, which is coming from outside, I must correct a point made by Deputy Clare Daly. It is possible for people to apply for asylum outside of the European Union. That is our preferred way for people to come in. We hope, under resettlement over the next few months, to see more people, again in the hundreds,...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...three-year minimum term of imprisonment for such behaviour could in some cases be seen as disproportionate. Apart from offences where mandatory sentences or presumptive mandatory sentences apply - for example, in murder or drug trafficking cases, respectively - the general approach is for the Oireachtas to set a maximum sentence in statute and leave the precise sentence in any case to...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...tried by courts of summary jurisdiction." In the case of Meagher v. O'Leary, the courts upheld the provisions of section 5 of the Criminal Justice Act 1951, which allow for the District Court to apply consecutive sentences up to an aggregate of two years' imprisonment. Mr. Justice Moriarty acknowledged that had the District Court been statutorily permitted to impose "an indeterminate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State (12 Nov 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...a crucial driver of job creation, growth and competitiveness. This can also be concluded in the discussions in the context of the current UK debate. There are 22 specific measures lined up for delivery by 2018, including guidance from the Commission next year on how EU law applies to the collaborative economy, as it is known, and those business models. The key issue is pressing ahead...

Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...of the Garda Síochána in a manner that would limit the definition of that function to a situation in which there is a "reasonable suspicion" of a threat to national security. If this amendment is applied to the substantive security powers of the Garda, it will impede the ability of our security services - our gardaí - to take proactive measures to prevent threats to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (13 Oct 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...of Justice and Equality to interpret the law, or to provide advice on a particular case in response to a Parliamentary Question. The general position is that the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 apply to the processing of personal data, including the recording of such data by CCTV systems. However, as regards personal injury cases coming before the courts, the position in relation to...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Oct 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...which will involve approval being given by the Minister. In the circumstances, the Minister considers that the approach in the Bill is the correct one. It is also our understanding that similar arrangements apply in other jurisdictions, including in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Therefore, on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, I am not in a position, to accept these amendments...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...regard to due process requirements, require the blocking, rectification, erasure or destruction of the data concerned. The normal time limits applicable to enforcement notices do not, however, apply where the Commissioner by reason of special circumstances considers that the matter should be dealt with urgently and includes a statement to that effect in the notice.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...Equality to interpret the law, or to provide advice on a particular case in response to a Parliamentary Question, I can say that the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 generally apply to personal images recorded by means of video cameras unless the recording activity relates to an individual's own personal, family or recreational activities. Useful information is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Foreign Conflicts (8 Jul 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...is forbidden by the Fourth Geneva Convention in respect of a population under occupation except in specific circumstances of immediate military necessity, which, as Senator Norris pointed out, do not apply here. Thus, they are contrary to international law. These policies are, therefore, an intrinsic feature of the occupation. Both Ireland and the EU have clearly and consistently...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Dara Murphy: ...have access to the courts, they do not have access to the Financial Services Ombudsman. Although, as the House will be aware, many purchasers of loan books have already agreed voluntarily to apply the Central Bank's codes when managing loan books, voluntary compliance is not enforceable. As a result, the Government committed to ensuring these protections would be made available for all...