Results 281-300 of 4,058 for data protection

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (21 Oct 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Mary Hanafin: The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) undertook an audit of the Department in late January 2008. The audit focused on the measures in place to protect the security of personal data of customers and the extent of data-sharing in the broader public service using the Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) as an identifier. The Report, which was received in the Department in June...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (21 Nov 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

John Curran: I have a general question. The Data Protection Commission believes the Department is in breach of section 2A of the Data Protection Act and so forth. There are three legal issues where the Data Protection Commission suggests the Department is in breach. The Minister's legal advice is that the Department is not and she has sought that advice. Has the Minister, at any stage, with her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Appointments (4 Jul 2023)

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 Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: In 2019, my Department identified 374 data breaches. My Department takes data protection obligations very seriously. In order to protect the personal data of its customers, the Department has in place a set of data protection policies, procedures and guidelines. While every data breach is a matter of great concern to my Department, the number of confirmed breaches should be viewed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (27 Sep 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...Job Clubs and JobPath services. These providers act on behalf of the Department for the purpose of delivering these services and are subject to strict obligations imposed by the Department in terms of data protection. The purpose of sharing information is to assist in the development of tailored plans for individual jobseekers in order to support them back into paid employment. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Data Protection Package: Discussion with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (9 Oct 2013) See 9 other results from this debate

Mr. Billy Hawkes: I thank the joint committee for inviting me to address it on the data protection package being negotiated at EU level. Members have already heard from the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, on the main features of the legislative package and the considerable progress achieved by him and his officials during the Irish Presidency of the Council of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Sharing Arrangements (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: ...my Department occurs only in instances where there is a clear legislative basis to do so, or where this is a requirement as part of the performance of a contract. In instances where personal data is included in the data to be shared, compliance with the Data Protection legislation is an incumbent part of the process and clearly outlined in the written agreement in place prior to any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (11 Jul 2018)

Denis Naughten: My Department has appointed a Data Protection Officer with another staff member working alongside them to ensure the full implementation of GDPR in the Department. In addition, receipt and handling of Data Subject Access Requests is being managed by the Department's FOI Unit. My Department has also established a GDPR Project Board, chaired at Assistant Secretary level, who...

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

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 121 and 122 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, my Department is not a holder of personal data on the scale of some other public service bodies. As regards access by persons to their own data held by my Department, such access was previously provided for under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. On the coming into effect of the General Data...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (1 Jun 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to my reply to Question 210 of 18th May 2021 in which I provided details on the number of data breaches experienced by my Department since 2018.All data breaches are reported to and assessed by the Department’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) in accordance with  Articles 33-34 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and guidance issued by the Data Protection...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Benefacts Project: Discussion (13 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Ms Patricia Quinn: I would be glad of an opportunity to understand what might be the serious issue relating to data protection. It is important to us. We made a detailed submission on data protection when we started out, which I am happy to provide to the committee. The submission is a case statement for our approach to data protection and that led us to adopt a privacy impact statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Communications Surveillance (26 Jan 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I assume the Deputy is referring to the powers to access retained communications data governed by the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011. The data available under this Act is subscriber and traffic and location data - not the content of communications - and it may only be accessed by the relevant bodies empowered to do so, for the purposes prescribed and under the terms set out in...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (28 May 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Dermot Ahern: My Department is not responsible for the development of general guidelines for the public service on this issue and a very small number only of data storage devices have been lost or stolen from my Department. The Department will however be participating on an inter-Departmental working group chaired by the Department of Finance which will develop guidelines in relation to protecting the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Roll-out of the EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate (21 Jul 2021)

Mr. Muiris O'Connor: I thank Deputy Shortall. I can assure her that we did not make the changes without an assessment of the data protection implications. The app advisory group, which I chair, met and considered the matter and after deliberation approved the addition of the additional function. The data protection impact assessment has been updated accordingly and it is publicly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Mr. Shaun Flanagan: Yes, we have interactions with the Data Protection Commissioner on an ongoing basis. We are the biggest processing organisation in the HSE. We have 80 million reimbursement transactions and we have millions of eligibility records of individuals. The nature of an organisation like that will be that the Data Protection Commissioner will be involved. HIQA also did a...

Seanad: Data Protection Act 2018: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Paddy Burke: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (18 Apr 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 Justice and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: All data controllers have a range of obligations under data protection law, and must comply with the principles of data protection, as found in Article 5 GDPR, ensuring personal data are: processed lawfully, fairly and transparently; processed for specific purposes; limited to what is necessary; kept accurate and up to date; stored for no longer than necessary; and protected against...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: My Department shares data with other organisations for varied purposes such as compliance with employee tax obligations, in connection with legal proceedings, awarding of bursaries/scholarships and audit purposes. The transfer of data may be in aggregated form or on an individual basis depending on the specific purpose in question. For example, the data of Department employees is shared on an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: .... Standing orders may require that no cameras or any kind or recording equipment may be used at meetings of the Council without the prior approval of the Council. In addition the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, which are under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, confers rights on individuals in relation to the privacy of...