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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Protection (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...connect directly to the Department’s network using secure, encrypted channels. Those laptops are by default connected directly to the Department’s network and staff are advised to save all data to that network. The Department’s pilot Blended Working Policy reminds staff that legislative requirements place certain obligations on employers and employees, regardless of...

Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) Regulations 2022: Motion (8 Nov 2022)

Michael McGrath: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: 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; and Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Corporate Enforcement Authority)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The majority of personal data breaches in 2019 were in the following three categories: 46% - Delivery of correspondence to an incorrect address or to the customer's previous address; 31% -Accidentally including a document or an item of personal data of a customer in correspondence with another customer. 14% - Email errors such as auto population to an unintended address, or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (29 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. The position is that section 2 of the Data Protection Act 1988 specifies that personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and shall not be further processed in a manner incompatible with that purposes or those purposes. For any such further processing (including disclosure, sharing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Data Protection Commission (23 Sep 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I appreciate that the Data Protection Commission is a separate agency. My point is that this is about the potential threat to Ireland's reputation, and part of the issue is around the adequate resourcing of the Data Protection Commission, for which the Government is responsible. This will require a whole-of-government response around issues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: My Department does not hold a schedule of datasets shared with other bodies covering the past 20 years to date. The Department was established in 2020.Where my Department shares personal data with another organisation, it does so on the basis of one of the lawful grounds set out in Article 6 (and Article 9 if applicable) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (6 Nov 2007) See 2 other results from this answer

Martin Cullen: There are six investigations currently underway in my Department in relation to alleged unauthorised access to and disclosure of personal data. The investigations relate to the records of eleven individuals, as follows; The Department launched an investigation into possible data protection violations following articles in a national newspaper in April 2007 alleging that private investigators...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: An individual may apply to the Garda Síochána for a disclosure under Section 4 of the Data Protection Act 1988 (as amended) of a copy of the personal data which is maintained by An Garda Síochána. Such a disclosure is made to the individual to whom the data relates. Data Protection disclosures are issued from the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) to individuals for their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (3 Feb 2015) See 3 other results from this answer

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is in ongoing contact with the Data Protection Commissioners Office in relation to the retention period for POD data. The Department has previously met with and received advice from the Data Protection Commissioners Office in this regard and no issues of concern were raised at that time. My Department will continue to closely consult with and seek the advice of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies' Staff (22 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Details in relation to staffing and resources allocated to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner are outlined in the table for each of the years in question. Year Staffing Budget Allocation 2011 20.9 (at end December) €1.45m (spend) 2012 26.5 (at end December) €1.56m (spend) 2013 28.23 (at end December) €1.96m (spend) 2014 29.03 (at end September)...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters.: Data Protection (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: ...The reply is fairly lengthy, as one would expect from the Department of Justice and Equality. I thank Senator Clune for raising this important issue. It is important to all of us that our personal data, including personal data on our smartphones, are safe and secure and that we do not feel that the use of apps will lead to misuse of our data, including misuse for purposes we might never...

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (10 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...; ‘public-interest entity’ has the meaning given to it by Part 27; ‘Regulation (EU) 2016/679’ means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 20161 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (3 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, the Data Protection Commission is independent in the performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers. As the Deputy will appreciate this means it does not report to me or my Department, nor has my Department any oversight or enforcement powers in relation to the Commission. The Commission operates...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May, 2018. To prepare for this critical date, my Department agreed a range of new internal data protection policies including a formal data breach management policy, the objective of which is to ensure that any data breaches are dealt with as required under Articles 33-34 of the GDPR. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department has a specific Data Protection Officer in place at Principal Officer level. The Data Protection Officer is supported by a business unit in respect of his data protection activities. The position of the holder and the support business unit are not exclusive to Data Protection. The role includes a number of other responsibilities in the area of governance and compliance, such...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Michael McGrath: My Department documents any personal data breaches that have occurred in the Department in accordance with its obligations under Article 33(5) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). According to records in my Department, there were no data breaches on the part of the Department between 2013 and 2018. The table below provides the number of data breaches by year since the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: Issues relating to retention of European citizens data are primarily for the Minister for Justice. The GDPR entered into force in 2018 and provides for higher standards of data protection for individuals and imposes more detailed obligations on bodies in the public and private sectors that process personal data. The GDPR also increases the range of possible sanctions for infringements of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives individuals the right to request a copy of their personal data. My Department does not withhold personal data, unless the withholding of data is provided for and permitted by Articles 12(5) or 15(4) of the GDPR or Section 60 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Apr 2006) See 2 other results from this answer

Michael McDowell: In his annual report for 2005, the Data Protection Commissioner states that the transposition of Directive 2006/24/EC on telecommunications traffic data into Irish law will offer an opportunity to review the provisions of Part 7 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005, which provides for the existing statutory framework for the retention of and access to telecommunications data...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Finance is aware of its additional responsibilities as a controller and processor of personal data under GDPR. The Department has pre-empted the changes in legislation and has already held GDPR training for staff. In preparation for GDPR, 5 training sessions were completed by 93 staff. In addition, the Department's Data Protection Officer undertook specialised accredited...