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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (23 May 2017)

Dara Murphy: The General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill is available on the website of the Department of Justice and Equality: www.justice.ie. It has also been forwarded to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality for pre-legislative examination. The principal objective of the draft Bill is to give further effect to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e. Regulation(EU) 2016/679 of 27...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Data Protection (19 Nov 2015)

Alex White: My Department has not enacted any legislation which amends the Data Protection Acts. Any legislation introduced complies with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts, where appropriate. For example, in relation to Eircodes, the recently enacted Communications Regulation Postal Services Amendment Act 2015 did not amend the Data Protection Acts but rather the legislation was drafted in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has had a dedicated Data Protection Unit in place since November 2015, which has been promoting Data Protection and GDPR awareness since its inception. This Unit has been actively informing staff of their obligations under GDPR using our internal communications systems, circulating easy-read guides, Frequently Asked Questions and updates via email, a poster campaign and...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (26 Apr 2007)

Tony Killeen: Under the Data Protection Acts certain persons and bodies who control the contents and use of personal data (Data Controllers) are required to register details regarding this data with the Office of the Data Protection Commission, which maintains a Public Register. This Department is registered as a Data Controller with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner under a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. Lowry might comment also on the questions I asked in relation to the Data Protection Bill which is currently before the Houses. I refer to the exemptions and the fact that a Minister only need consult with the Office of Data Protection Commissioner. As we have seen in the case of the PSC, when the Data Protection Commissioner has raised concern it was followed with an advertisement...

Ceisteanna - Questions: General Data Protection Regulation (1 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. I am satisfied that the data protection measures in place in my Department are robust. There are secure policies and procedures in place for paper files and electronic data. All information and communication technology, ICT, systems operated within my Department are securely managed. Access to the systems is controlled...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The nature of the personal data breaches identified by my Department fall into the following general categories: personal data being shared accidentally with unintended recipients; the loss or theft of equipment (phones/laptops); the accidental exposure of personal data to unauthorised persons; or systems being compromised. All breaches are dealt with in line with my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the Data Protection Act 1988, as amended by the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003, which gives effect to the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive, contains provisions which govern the transfer of personal data to third countries, including the US. Section 11 of the 1988 Act, which gives effect to Chapter 4 (Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries) of the Directive,...

Data Protection (19 Jul 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Brian Hayes: ...of terms. Primary responsibility for the safeguarding of customer information rests with the financial institutions themselves. As a shareholder the Government has no role in investigating data breaches in the State-owned financial institutions, although it obviously has an interest in ensuring that the State-owned banks follow best practice in order to protect their customers and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Data Protection (20 Feb 2014)

Pat Rabbitte: 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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Dr. Paul McGowan: Yes. Obviously, data protection applies and the use of that data is very strictly controlled in terms of data protection law. Nevertheless, it is feasible that the fact that somebody had stopped consuming could be identified. However, you would need the right data protection arrangements in place for that.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Jan 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Hanafin: There are a range of measures in place to safeguard personal data held by various business units in my Department. My Department has produced a set of guidelines for all staff which sets out the issues to be considered when collecting, storing and processing personal data. Staff are made aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003 at induction courses when they...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Nov 2007) See 2 other results from this answer

Brian Cowen: My Department complies with the Data Protection Act and is registered as a data controller with the Data Protection Commissioner under Section 16 of the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003. My Department has a limited number of disclosees to whom data may be disclosed and the Department consults with the Office of the Data Commissioner on these matters. All of my Department's databases and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (17 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The general position is that the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 apply to personal images recorded by means of video cameras except where the recording activity relates to an individual's own personal, family or recreational activities. The recording of images in public places by means of CCTV systems is, therefore, a form of personal data processing that is covered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Mr. Dale Sunderland: Yes. I thank the Senator for her questions and her comments about the Data Protection Commission. We do not have many fans. I am delighted the Senator is a fan. She mentioned that GDPR is often used as a reason for not doing things which, to be honest, very much irritates us because that is a deflection from the purpose of data protection. The Senator also...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Sep 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department complies with the Data Protection Act and is registered as a data controller with the Data Protection Commissioner under Section 16 of the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003. My Department has a limited number of disclosees to whom data may be disclosed and the Department consults with the Office of the Data Commissioner on these matters. All of my Department's databases and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Róisín Shortall: 180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the contact Irish Water has had with the Data Protection Commissioner; the way Irish Water posted its data protection notice on its website without first clearing this with the Data Protection Commissioner; and if he will ensure that a compliant data protection notice is posted well in advance of the closing date for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Eamon Ryan: Vice Chairman, several questions were not answered but I have one question in particular about the Data Protection Commissioner. Why did the witnesses not contact the Data Protection Commission when they found out about the use of third party Kogan App, scraping friends data? Given that this had been a contentious issue between Facebook and the Data Protection Commissioner, given that the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Data Protection Commissioner is responsible for upholding the rights of individuals as set out in the Data Protection Acts. The Commissioner is appointed by Government and is independent in the exercise of her functions. Since mid-2016 my Department has been participating in the Inter-Departmental Committee on Data Issues, led by the Department of the Taoiseach. The implications of,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 56: In page 17, before section 20, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section: 20.--(1) Nothing in this Act limits the operation of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. (2) Sections 2, 4 and 6 of the Data Protection Act 1988 shall have effect as if--(a) references to personal data included relevant credit data, and (b) a person to whom this section applies...