Results 241-260 of 4,058 for data protection

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection Commissioner (5 Mar 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Data Protection Commission is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Data Protection Commission has supplied the following updates on the matter. The Data Protection Commission operates from three offices at present, two of which are based in Dublin and the third in Portarlington. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Creed: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is committed to the protection of all personal data under its control and is cognisant of the obligations placed on it, not only by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) but also the 2018 Data Protection Act and the Law Enforcement Directive. My Department has a dedicated Data Protection Unit in place since November 2015,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the inclusion of data protection statements next week. This is something that Sinn Féin and others have called for in this House and it is long overdue. In July last year, the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, made a commitment to appoint two additional data protection commissioners. These posts have still not been advertised, let alone filled. We were told by the...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages: Tax Code (26 Mar 2013) See 5 other results from this debate

Alex White: ...was in the principal Act. In any event, it is in legislation. Lest anybody is tempted to imagine for a moment that we are just bringing in the definition, he or she should note that personal data and sensitive personal data are already understood and clearly defined in statute. There is no danger of inappropriate, excessive, officious or extensive use of personal data being licensed in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: There were five incidents involving data protection breaches in my Department in 2019. All breaches were reported to and assessed by the Department’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) in accordance with guidance issued by the Data Protection Commission. In assessing the potential risk for each breach, the DPO takes into account the nature and cause of the breach, the type and volume...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...to take Questions Nos. 129 to 131, inclusive, together. My Department has published information on its website advising as to the process of making a 'Subject Access Request' under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). My Department has also published a privacy notice on its website which includes information about data subject rights and access to personal data. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018 and any personal data breaches since its introduction are dealt with under the Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Article 4 of the GDPR defines a data breach as “‘a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

Dara Murphy: The Deputy may wish to note that the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is an Office under the aegis of my Department. However, the Office is statutorily independent in the discharge of its functions. There is currently thirty staff serving in the ODPC in Full Time Equivalent (FTE) terms. My Department also has responsibility for data protection legislation and policy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (4 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As I stated in responses to earlier Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy, Revenue Sheriffs are subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. This means, for example, that they must take appropriate security measures against unauthorised access to, or unauthorised alteration, disclosure or destruction of personal data coming into their possession. Where computer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Nov 2017) See 1 other result from this debate

...: I might add something that could be helpful to note. I am not particularly involved in the development of the legislative proposals on the GDPR and the directive but, as a matter of course, the Data Protection Commissioner will have a role in respect of, for example, a given service provider in terms of the latter's general compliance with the GDPR. The arrangements that will be put...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (24 Oct 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), which will apply with effect from 25 May 2018, incorporates increased protections for the personal data of children. For the most part, this Regulation's rules are directly applicable and do not, therefore, require transposition into national law in the forthcoming Data Protection...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Relations (25 May 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...representatives, as appropriate. Enterprises and their employees are at liberty to negotiate a form of collective agreement that can provide bespoke arrangements to enhance existing GDPR protections as necessary. The statutory regulation of technical surveillance in the workplace, that is, the general data protection regulation in the Data Protection Act 2018, has significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (2 Mar 2023)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Government commits to ‘recognise the domestic and international importance of data protection in Ireland’ and states that the Government ‘will ensure that Ireland delivers on its responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation’. The Government is very conscious of the commitment to deliver effective data protection regulation and...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (21 Feb 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Joan Burton: My Department, because of the nature of its work, holds extensive and detailed personal information about our customers. It takes its obligations to its customers under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 very seriously and takes the strongest line in relation to the misuse of customer information. Any breach of trust by staff with regard to the confidentiality of information is treated...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 36: In page 15, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “PART 7 AMENDMENT OF DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018 Definition (Part 7) 24. In this Part, “Act of 2018” means the Data Protection Act 2018.”. These particular amendments relate to the Data Protection Act 2018 and amend section 117 of that Act to confer jurisdiction to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The vast majority of data breaches which arise in my Department occur for three reasons; because correspondence issues to the wrong address (because it has been either addressed incorrectly or delivered to the wrong address), or because an email is sent to the wrong recipient, or because personal data relating to a data subject is mistakenly included in correspondence sent to another person....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Data Protection Regulation Data (11 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018, my Department and the Offices under its aegis have made a number of changes to allow access by persons to their own personal data. These changes include the design of a dedicated Data Protection area on our corporate website which sets out the changes to data protection practices introduced by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Data Protection Regulation (1 Apr 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Since 2018, my Department has not received any complaints from a member of the public with regard to GDPR and data information requests, neither directly to the Data Protection Officer or the Customer Services Officer. All data information requests, also known as Subject Access Requests, have been accepted and fully processed as follows: Year Data Information Requests...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25thMay 2018 and any personal data breaches since its introduction are dealt with under the regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Article 4 of the GDPR defines a data breach as “‘a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: We need to start by acknowledging the important role that Ireland plays in the data sector. It is one that I hope will continue to grow. The question today is about how we manage those data and how we ensure citizens' data privacy. I hope that the Minister of State will express the Government's view about the recent judgment in the Schrems II case. Max Schrems and others would have argued...