Results 221-240 of 4,060 for data protection

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Earlier this year a full-time official at Assistant Principal Officer level was assigned as Data Protection Officer (DPO) within my Department and its Offices. Prior to this, the Data Protection Officer role had been shared with other responsibilities but it was considered prudent to assign a full-time official as part of our preparation for the coming into force of the EU...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Katherine Zappone: I fully agree with the necessity to treat data protection issues with the utmost care and attention. Any existing regulations in this regard, both Irish and European, will be complied with as a matter of course. This is the crucial part. As both Irish and EU data protection regulations, including the EU general data protection regulation, which will come into force in May 2018, will have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. In January 2018, my Department appointed a Data Protection Officer as required under Article 37 GDPR and subsequently established a Data Protection Unit. The table below sets out the number of data breaches recorded by my Department since the introduction of the GDPR. All breaches were dealt with in line with the...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (4 Jun 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I should first explain that legislative and policy responsibility for data protection is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Also, enforcement of data protection legislation is the responsibility of the Data Protection Commissioner. As Minister for Finance, I have, therefore, no statutory function in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is fully committed to applying the principles contained in the General Data Protection Regulation and associated Irish legislation. The formalisation of data sharing arrangements was introduced by the GDPR in 2018. Details of the sharing of personal or person-specific data are, therefore, not available for the last 20 years. My Department has a wide range of functions...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (21 Oct 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department is committed to protecting personal data and takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the data it holds is protected. Data protection compliance is part of induction training for all new staff. In addition, 256 members of staff have completed records management training, which includes training in data protection. A Data Protection Policy, which was approved by the Office of...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Alice-Mary Higgins: This amendment relates to the area of data protection. We are very aware that the general data protection regulation, GDPR, is being discussed in the Oireachtas and that there are very serious requirements in respect of data protection. This area is not very much reflected in the Bill. I know that in the wider data protection Bill all public authorities and the universities will have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: My Department has 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 leading the preparation in advance of May 2018 and actively informing staff of their obligations under GDPR utilising our internal communications systems, circulating easy read guides, FAQs and updates via...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (6 Oct 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 255 together. Article 25 of EU Directive 95/46/EC (the 'Data Protection Directive') prohibits the transfer of personal data from EU member states to a non-EU state unless the country in question provides an adequate level of protection of personal data in its national legislation. Article 25(6) provides that the European Commission may, subject to...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Sep 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Mary Coughlan: My Department is very conscious of its obligations under the Data Protection Acts, and adopts a proactive approach to ensuring that personal data stored by it is kept secure. Physical safeguards, a secure ICT infrastructure and staff awareness programmes play a key role in supporting data protection in my Department. Regarding ICT this is a continuous process, involving a combination of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022 (6 Apr 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...records required for the examination of complaints, the nature of which is often highly sensitive. This approach is in line with what is seen globally in similar institutions. On the other hand data protection rules provide for a number of rights to seek access to personal data as well as asking for personal data to be amended or deleted in some circumstances. When the general data...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Data Protection (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to speak to this matter. He might recall we discussed it in September 2020, when I raised concerns around the capacity of the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, its resourcing and its powers in being able to deal with some of the challenges it continues to face. First, I compliment the staff of the Data Protection Commissioner,...

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

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Defence has begun preparations to ensure compliance and accountability with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  As part of these preparations a Data Protection Officer has been appointed and a Working Group with representatives across all branches of the Department has been established.  The Working Group is overseen by a newly established Data...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: My Department takes its data protection responsibilities very seriously and makes every effort to ensure that personal data is safeguarded at all times.  Technical and organisational measures, as required under GDPR, are implemented to ensure the security of personal data being processed.  Data security and data privacy are central topics of all data protection awareness campaigns...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: The right to the protection of personal data is explicitly recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. People now require a higher standard of data protection. An Oireachtas committee called this morning for a digital safety commissioner to protect children. Legislation is necessary to force a change of culture regarding the storage of personal data by large...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures (21 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Noonan: ...a matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Courts. NAMA has legal obligations in respect of confidentiality of information under the NAMA Act 2009 and under other legislation including the Data Protection Acts. I am advised by NAMA that, in any case where there is any concern that there may have been a possible data breach, the matter is investigated in compliance with the Data...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...scheme and set out the arrangements for monitoring and recording, how it will disclose the images that are produced and how it will preserve the recordings. All of that is intended to comply with data protection rules and the Data Protection Commissioner has been extensively consulted in the drawing-up of the legislation. Moreover, a data protection impact assessment must be carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 585 to 587, inclusive, together. My Department has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) as required under Article 37 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). One additional staff member works in the Data Protection Unit, alongside the DPO. Information Officers have also been appointed in each Business Unit to assist with ensuring data protection...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Article 37 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into effect on 25 May 2018 requires that where a data controller or processor is a public authority or body, they shall designate a data protection officer (Article 37 (1)(a)). The data protection officer in my Department is employed at the grade of Assistant Principal (Higher).

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Regulations 2022 Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) Regulations 2022 Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority) Regulations 2022 (26 Oct 2022)

Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Regulations 2022 Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) Regulations 2022 Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority) Regulations 2022