Results 1-20 of 66 for data protection speaker:Lynn Ruane

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Examination of the Drivers of Violence and Criminality: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...punitive but that are about being able to have interventions in the lives of young men who engage in violence? There are massive stressors in their lives. Most people would say that they carry a knife for protection. If you are carrying a knife for protection, you are indicating that you do not feel safe. Whether you are involved in what is known as gang activity or not, the fact that...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...these practices can be. The authority must be informed about these practices and that is what this amendment is trying to achieve. Amendment No. 6 proposes to include knowledge of "personal data processing and the principles of data protection" in the matters the Minister shall have regard to when determining the selection criteria for members of the authority.We are still concerned...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 6: In page 29, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(e) personal data processing and the principles of data protection,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...of individuals, families, communities and wider society. In its inquiry into public health approaches in Northern Ireland to gambling-related harms, the Institute of Public Health suggested that data-sharing agreements should be included as a licensing requirement. There would be significant value to the authority in having this connection with the HSE, given the latter’s...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: On amendments Nos. 11 and 12, section 45 sets out the way in which the new exclusion register will work. Amendments Nos. 11 and 12 relate to improving data protection and upholding a person's right to privacy under this Bill. Amendment No.11 proposes to bestow a new power on the authority that would mean it would request gambling companies to delete the personal data of their customers that...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 15: In page 83, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(c) a statement setting out the measures taken by the licensee to ensure compliance with data protection law, in addition to the steps taken to mitigate the potential for algorithmic harm to participants,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...means of which we are seeking to impose new obligations on gambling licensees in terms of information and documentation to be provided when applying for a licence. We have talked at length about data privacy, both today and on Committee Stage, and how gambling companies use data to target and encourage customers to spend more money and time on their apps and services. I hope it is clear...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...you offer them that?" We do not extend that same expectation to a massive industry. Why would we not shame that industry if it is purposely preying on people's addiction? It is able to collect data in a way that picks up gambling behaviour. If someone in our household was struggling with any addiction, we would not wait for them to self-identity; we would expect services to give...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...new obligations on gambling licensees in terms of information and documentation to be provided when applying for licences. Amendment No. 181 seeks to impose a mandate on licensees to submit a data protection impact assessment. We have aired our concerns with respect to data protection, data privacy and microtargeting in the Bill. I will refrain from speaking at length on that again -...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 181: In page 79, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(c) a data protection impact assessment,”.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ..., which warned that poorly regulated financial institutions have the potential to harm customers and the wider economy. Robust financial regulation is an important tool to counteract this risk to protect consumers and the broader financial systems from that harm. We know that regulated financial authorities, particularly legacy banks, pay very close attention to the behaviour of...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...of their representative peers. The minority report of the 2023 independent review group, signed by Dr. Alan Greene and Professor Donncha O’Connell, highlighted that, notwithstanding a paucity of data, conviction rates in the Special Criminal Court are "markedly higher than those of the High Court and Circuit Court where juries are used". This finding is a matter of significant...

Seanad: International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (19 Jun 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...on migration in Ireland has become more destructive and reductive. This is why I believe it is more important than ever for those of us who are motivated by a sense of global justice and the protection of our shared and fundamental rights to take the opportunity to shape the discourse and the development of fair and just migratory policy. The EU has the potential to be a positive...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 May 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...challenges that come with regulating the industry more tightly, it is important we maintain focus on the individuals who use gambling services or are engaged in gambling activity and how we can protect and safeguard them and reduce the associated harms from problem gambling through robust legislative protections. We also have to look at strengthening the safeguards for those who are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...the context of non-refoulement and the EU pact. The information provided by the witnesses does not go into how the pact interplays with previous conventions in the context of eroding some of the protections and core principles within those conventions. Will the witnesses comment on what assessment or analysis they have carried out on pact in the context of the watering down or dilution...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Lynn Ruane: ...has been made to 22,000 hours of footage but surely it is not being suggested that those 22,000 hours of footage would be scanned and every single face processed. Scenario No. 3 of the European Data Protection Board guidelines on FRT and law enforcement deals with the example of a riot or protest. The guidelines clearly state that a generic national legal basis will not meet EU law...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: ...to incorporate a broader and more diverse range of perspectives. Both amendments Nos. 21 and 22 have intentions similar to that of amendment No. 20, adding expertise in "human rights and equality matters” and “data protection”, respectively. As drafted, the legislation will mean no representation on the board from persons who are impacted by the delivery of policing...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2023)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 22: . In page 29, line 21, after “management” to insert “, data protection”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Lynn Ruane: ...selective use of body cams or the legislation will be toothless and we will be in the exactly the same position as the UK. The legislation, as drafted, creates specific penalties for destroying data collected by a body cam but it does not create any penalties for selectively turning on and off body cams, which we know to be real issues from looking at other jurisdictions. On Second...