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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. 2017 Data Protection Training Allone €700.00 Data Protection Training Allone €675.00 Data Protection Training - GDPR Public Affairs Ireland €1,030.00 2018 Certificate in Data Protection Course UCD €1,600.00 GDPR Essential - Level 1 Public Affairs Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (8 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As a data controller, my Department takes its data protection obligations very seriously and has rigorous data protection policies, procedures and guidelines relating to the protection of customer data. These policies, procedures and guidelines apply to all of our schemes and are followed when carrying out social welfare reviews and investigations. A Data Management...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: A full-time Data Protection Officer (DPO) at the level of Assistant Principal Officer was appointed on 30 April 2018. My Management Board agreed the assignment of a full-time post at this level to strengthen the Department's preparation for the EU General Data Protection Regulation on 25 May 2018. The DPO operates with independence in this important role and with the full authority of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that comprehensive statutory provisions concerning the protection of personal data are set out in the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. This legislation transposes the Council of Europe's Data Protection Convention of 1981 and the EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 into national law in this jurisdiction. The Acts of 1988 and 2003 impose data protection obligations on...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Sep 2008)

Micheál Martin: All officials of my Department are bound by the provisions of the Official Secrets Act. In addition, on the day of their appointment, all officials are made aware of their responsibilities under the Data Protection Acts. Ongoing awareness training is also provided; each Division has a nominated Data Protection Coordinator and, earlier this year, my Department launched a dedicated Data...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2018) See 9 other results from this debate

Pat Breen: ...Act 2004 184. Section 66 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 is amended—(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, but subject to the Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, an tArd-Chláraitheoir may” for “Notwithstanding anything contained in the Data Protection Acts 1988...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Noonan: The Department of Finance has a specific Data Protection Officer.  The role of the Department of Finance Compliance Officer incorporates the position of Data Protection Officer.  While the Data Protection Officer has other duties and responsibilities they do not interfere with his role as Data Protection Officer. The Data Protection Officer is independent in his role and reports...

Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Charles Flanagan: ...amendment No. 159:In page 152, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of 201.The is amended⁠—(a) in section 2(1), by the insertion of the following definitions:“ ‘Data Protection Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 20161on the protection of natural persons...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (13 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: “My Department takes the issue of data protection and the safety of personal information of members of the general public very seriously. My officials comply with GDPR and other Data Protection legislation in all aspects of their work. If staff are availing of remote working arrangements, they must adhere to my Department’s Blended Working Policy, which references guidance on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Ms Helena Kiely: Data protection has been a massive part of the project. While people talk about the GDPR, justice agencies operate under the law enforcement directive which is Part 5 of the Data Protection Act. Getting that right, even before the data modelling was completed, was a big part of the design. We want to ensure the protections and obligations of all of the criminal justice...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (20 Feb 2014)

Simon Coveney: Heads of Division in my Department, with responsibility for collecting and processing personal data, are registered as Data Controllers with the Data Protection Commissioner. The public register of Data Controllers can be viewed on the Commissioner’s website. The Data Controllers are responsible for developing and implementing data protection. In addition, the Freedom of Information...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: In my Department there are two staff in the data protection office. The Department has appointed a Data Protection Officer. Key responsibilities associated with this role include liaising with Branches in relation to data protection matters, responding to queries from Branches on various elements of the Data Protection Acts and liaising with the Department’s Data Controller, as and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (2 May 2017)

Katherine Zappone: The planned work processes for the administration of the affordable child care scheme (ACS) will be considered from a data protection perspective, with the imminent EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in mind. The services of data protection specialists have been secured to undertake an initial privacy impact assessment (PIA) on the planned work processes for the new scheme. This...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (14 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will take effect on 25 May 2018 places additional responsibilities on controllers and processors of personal data. My Department is aware of its obligations under the GDPR and is taking appropriate measures to ensure compliance with the regulation.  These measures include reviewing the personal data held in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (19 Nov 2015)

Michael Noonan: In the period referred to by the Deputy, there has been no legislation introduced by the Minister for Finance which contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts. However, examples of legislation which affect the operation of the Data Protection Acts is set out below. It should be noted that the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 do not operate to prevent the disclosure of personal...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Alex White: Section 66C(2) clarifies section 6A of the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2003, which is the main legislation dealing with data protection. This legislation relates to the processing of personal data which is likely to cause damage or distress. This is a fundamental principle in the Acts. Section 2 provides that this provision in the Data Protection Acts does not apply where the processing...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Heather Humphreys: One officer is responsible for developing and implementing data protection policy in my Department as part of a wider remit in the Corporate Governance area. This officer's duties include ensuring that data is processed in line with data protection legislation and that my Department registers all relevant details of data processing with the Data Protection Commissioner in a timely manner. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: My Department has one whole-time equivalent Data Protection Officer who is responsible for handling data protection requests.  In accordance with the Data Protection Acts, my Department has registered as a Data Controllor with the Office of the Data Protection Commission and has accordingly fulfilled the obligations required under the Data Protection Registration process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Helen McEntee: My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. My Department complies fully with data breach reporting requirements. Securing and managing personal data in accordance with the GDPR principles is a priority and is governed by a comprehensive set...

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

Ms Helen Dixon: The European Data Protection Board is a group of all of the EU data protection authorities. The European Commission also participates and the European Data Protection Supervisor is also a member. The Irish Data Protection Commission is a member and a part of the European Data Protection Board. It is a decision-making body. It has a limited role in making decisions in...