Results 261-280 of 4,053 for data protection

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (17 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: The detailed circumstances pertaining to the individual case outlined by the Deputy are unclear. Where files are requested, data controllers should have careful regard to the nature of the request and the purpose for which the files are being requested. The rights of the patient regarding their personal health data and with whom that data can be disclosed should be of paramount importance in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 51: In page 47, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(7) Any processing of personal data pursuant to this Act, including the exchange or transmission of personal data by prescribed persons, the Commissioner and any suitable persons, shall be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law. (8) Personal data which are manifestly not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, while the Data Protection Commission comes under the aegis of my Department in respect of the provision of funding and resources, the Commission itself, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, is completely independent in the performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers. It does not report to my Department,...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, to delete line 3. This grouping of amendments relates to the disclosure of personal data. The substantive amendments in the grouping are amendments Nos. 6 and 41 to 44, inclusive. Further to a review of the Bill as part of the consultation process mandated under Article 36.4 of the general data protection regulation, the Data Protection Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (7 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 — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not maintain a schedule of personal data sharing activities over the past 20 years to date. The information sought is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. My Department shares personal data with other public bodies for a variety of reasons including where required by law, where relevant and necessary to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (11 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 and 298 to 300, inclusive, together. On 7th July 2015, the Government approved the drafting of the Data-Sharing and Governance Bill.  The Government’s objective in bringing forward the General Scheme was to promote data sharing between public bodies for legitimate and clearly specified purposes and to improve transparency for individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (21 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...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Data Protection Regulation Implementation (20 Sep 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Mick Wallace: ...now a box-ticking exercise? Rape Crisis Network Ireland, RCNI, immediately expressed concern at Tusla's statement about the absence of a PIA. The GDPR, and specifically section 76 of the Data Protection Act 2018, refer to data protection by design and by default. Section 35 of the GDPR and section 84 of the Data Protection Act 2018 specifically state that where a type of processing is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...personal information in respect of passport applicants for the purpose of processing applications for passport by such individuals. The Passport Service’s legal basis for processing personal data is provided for by Section 8(1) of the Passports Act 2008, as amended. As a Data Controller, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade must comply with the provisions of relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: 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 — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (19 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: ...holding credit card details on behalf of other companies are not regulated by the Central Bank and that it has no role, therefore, in investigating such security breaches. The law relating to the protection of personal data, including the credit card data of individuals, is set out in the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. This legislation requires, for example, that personal data are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (20 Feb 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 to 57, inclusive, together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that in their implementation of the LPT data was exchanged between Government Departments, State agencies, semi State bodies and the Revenue Commissioners. Sections 151 and 153 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) enable the Revenue Commissioners to request...

Seanad: Teachtaireacht ó Chomhchoiste - Message from Joint Committee (26 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the following regulations: the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) Regulations 2022; the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Regulations 2022; and the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Irish Auditing and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department takes its responsibilities in relation to data protection and internal control very seriously. Every effort is made to ensure that personal customer data is used solely for business purposes and that it is not compromised in any way. Records of data accesses are kept and are subject to audits. All cases of suspected data breaches are investigated. The Department has data...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Mr. Dale Sunderland: I doubt whether any commercial entity or private, public or voluntary sector company is always in full compliance with data protection law. I know there is context, risk and large-scale data processing. We are looking through all these issues and are achieving change as we engage with the companies. If based on everything we have gathered, we make an assessment that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...training, subsistence cost, extraction cost (replacement members on overtime), cost of external providers, cost of regional venues andGarda Instructors, etc.The Garda College does not currently provide a GDPR and data protection training course for members by District. External training provided in this area and incorporated into the training plan includes an Advanced Diploma in Data...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (13 Dec 2007) See 2 other results from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Data Protection Code of Practice for All Employees of An Garda Síochána was launched on Monday, 12 November 2007 by the Garda Commissioner and the Data Protection Commissioner and has been issued to all employees of the Garda Síochána. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Síochána is the first public authority to have issued such a Code of Practice and this reflects...

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

Dermot Ahern: I can inform the Deputy that, insofar as the issues raised by the person concerned relate to Data Protection matters, the position is that the Data Protection Act provides that personal data obtained from an individual "shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which they were collected or are further processed", "shall not be further processed...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: ...of the €27 million would be attributable to special advisers and people who are not permanent public servants operating in the Department? Second, there is a new figure in the Vote of €500,000 for data protection under the remit of the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy. How does new departure in the Taoiseach's Department gel with the role of the Data Protection...