Results 1-20 of 95 for data protection speaker:Catherine Martin

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (22 Oct 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...of the pilot scheme is still ongoing, it is clear from evidence collected to date under the scheme that it is having a positive impact on participants, and this is heartening to see. The latest data is available at . This data shows that the BIA payment is having a consistent, positive impact across almost all indicators - affecting practice development, sectoral retention, well-being,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Data Protection (16 Oct 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...my previous reply in the same format. I am advised that all of the additional breaches listed were deemed to be of zero or low risk, and were therefore not required to be notified to the affected data subjects or the Data Protection Commission in accordance with the Data Protection Commission Guidance on Breach Notifications, which is available at the link below. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...to support the Government’s response to the humanitarian crisis has impacted the sector. On 28 March, the Government agreed a new comprehensive accommodation strategy for International Protection applicants that will see a move away from full reliance on private accommodation providers towards a State-owned accommodation resource, delivering 14,000 beds by 2028.   ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (19 Sep 2024)

Catherine Martin: .... Work is also continuing with industry and across Government to ensure a coordinated approach to addressing labour and skills shortages. This includes engagement by my officials with the Department of Social Protection to target jobseekers locally and with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) to ensure that the current two-week processing time for work permits is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (23 Jul 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Basic Income for the Arts pilot is a unique opportunity to gather data on the Arts sector that we did not have before. The research programme is an important part of the pilot and will inform Government policy in the future on support for Irish artists and creative arts workers. In researching impacts on recipients and on the ecology of the arts, this pilot scheme has the potential to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information (25 Jun 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Data Protection, FOI and Records Management Unit in my Department has 3 full-time permanent civil servants with a number of responsibilities including the responsibility for processing requests made to this Department under the Freedom of Information Act. To date, and in each of the past three years, the administrative grades in the FOI Unit are as follows: 1 Assistant Principal...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (11 Jun 2024)

Catherine Martin: The Basic Income for the Arts pilot is a unique opportunity to gather data on the Arts sector that we did not have before. The research programme is an important part of the pilot and will inform Government policy in the future on support for Irish artists and creative arts workers. In researching impacts on recipients and on the ecology of the arts, this pilot scheme has the potential to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (2 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...and Youth (DCEDIY) has been engaged across government concerning temporary accommodation for those in need of shelter and is responsible for all contracted accommodation used to house Ukrainian Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTP) and other International Protection (IP) applicants. In order to provide an immediate humanitarian response from February 2022 onwards, DCEDIY...

Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...code. An coimisiún hopes to publish a revised draft in the coming weeks. It intends to adopt a final code later this year. Broadly, these codes will provide for the regulation of content moderation and delivery systems in use by designated online services in order to protect users from harmful online content such as serious cyberbullying and material that promotes or encourages...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (5 Mar 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...new Single Pension Scheme will be based on career-average rather than final salary, and no enhancements. Information on the pension entitlements of any individual is of a personal nature. Due to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) around personal data, details of an individual’s pension entitlements cannot be provided. Further information of public service pension schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Genealogical Services (5 Mar 2024)

Catherine Martin: ..., www.irishgenealogy.ie that carries an array of church records. It also provides access to the historic civil records of Births, Deaths and Marriages in partnership with the Department of Social Protection. Over 16 million civil registration records are available online and accessible to the public free of charge. The website attracts in excess of 4.5 million visits every year. ...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...legal constraints. Having consistently called for maximum transparency on these issues, I asked the DG to seek updated legal advice on the disclosure of key details with regard to the most recent severance payments to a number of senior executives from RTÉ. While the legal advice is clear that neither data protection law nor confidentiality clauses could be breached, I still believe...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...as expert archival and technical infrastructure and skills to ensure that the material is safely managed. It is also imperative that all projects adhere to best archiving practices, including the correct management and storage of the data. This is vital to ensure the longevity of the archived material. I refer to all of this just to give a flavour of the scale of the digitisation and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (25 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...a TV licence, is calculated on the basis of comparing the total number of TV Licences issued, including both direct sales by An Post and ‘free’ licences provided by the Department of Social Protection under the Household Benefits Package, with the total number of licensable premises. The number of licensable dwellings is based on regular CSO data, which is modified to take...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. Details of personal and/or person-specific data sets held by my Department that have been shared with external public sector bodies in the period since then are outlined in the following table. The sharing of data sets by my Department is carried out in accordance with the provisions of data protection legislation....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: The war in Ukraine, combined with the high number of international protection applicants has resulted in the largest humanitarian effort in the State's history. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is engaged across Government concerning temporary accommodation for those in need of shelter and is responsible for all contracted accommodation used to house...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Martin: My Department handles data, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, in relation to shortlisted candidates applying for positions on State Boards of bodies under the aegis of my Department, during the appointment process. I am advised, however, that my Department does not have access to records in respect of persons appointed to serve on the State Boards of those bodies,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (14 Dec 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...comparing the total number of licensable premises with the total number of TV Licences issued, including both direct sales by An Post and ‘free’ licences provided by the Department of Social Protection under the Household Benefits Package. The number of licensable dwellings is based on CSO data, which is modified to account for homes which are believed to be without a liable...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (13 Dec 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...is provided for under Part 9 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The legislation also provides for An Post acting as the statutory issuing agent for licence fee collection. The table below sets out sales data for TV licences from January to 10th December in 2022 and 2023. It also provides a breakdown of licence renewals and new licences, and it details the revenue obtained and the percentage...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (5 Dec 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...due to meet again next week, on 13 December, in person. That will be the first in-person meeting since the group was established. In June 2023, Fáilte Ireland carried out a detailed analysis of data provided by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth concerning the bed stock under contract to accommodate Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection...