Results 321-340 of 4,046 for data protection

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018) See 3 other results from this debate

Pat Breen: Group 10 is quite short. It includes amendments Nos. 75 and 76. They relate to the data protection officer, DPO. Amendments Nos. 75 and 76 amend section 85 and their purpose is to support and strengthen the independence of DPOs operating under Part 5. Amendment No. 75 reads:(c) ensure that the data protection officer—(i) reports directly, in relation to his or her functions under...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department was established in July 2017. Details of data breaches which occurred in each year between July 2017 and 2023 to date, and the numbers which were reported to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) are set out in the table below: Year Number of data breach incidents Number of breaches reported to the DPC 2017 (July – Dec 2017)...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Protection (8 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...that, for its convenience, the commission is supported by the IT unit in my Department. I am informed that in May 2019, having been made aware of the loss of a USB stick containing personal data relating to the commission, my Department notified the Data Protection Commission, as required under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The provision of personal data to Oireachtas members who have received representations from constituents is guided by the recommendations of the Data Protection Commissioner. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner last issued guidance for Data Controllers on the release of personal data to public representatives in November 2007 and is available on their website.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (21 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will come into force in May 2018, applies to both the public and private sectors. However, while an EU Regulation of this kind is normally a directly-applicable legal instrument and does not therefore require any national law to give it effect, the GDPR contains a number of provisions which allow Member States a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: General Data Protection Regulation Data (11 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: With the commencement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act, 2018 my Department has updated its procedures to assist data subjects exercise their rights including access to any of their personal data which my Department may process. Full details of how a data subject may exercise their rights in respect of personal data processed by my Department are...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Oct 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Dermot Ahern: As the Deputy will be aware, the law relating to the protection of personal data is contained in the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. These Acts give effect both to the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of individuals with...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Lynn Boylan: Will the Minister comment on the announcement and findings by the Data Protection Commission regarding the application of GDPR to the archive? The commission observed that, apart from a database which is being sent to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, the records will be sealed for the next three decades. The Data Protection Commission provided a number of observations on this. According...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014) See 2 other results from this debate

Catherine Murphy: ...in the Library. It is important that people understand the process. It is not only a question of public concern in terms of learning lessons. There were concerns in the Department of Social Protection as well. Were the concerns of those in the Department of Social Protection discussed when this was being framed in the first instance? Was the Minister privy to the detail given that it...

Public Services Card: Statements (25 Sep 2019)

Willie O'Dea: I ask the Minister again if it is her intention not to produce in the public domain even an analysis of the legal opinion she has got. Apparently it flatly contradicts the conclusion of the Data Protection Commissioner. The Minister mentioned she has tried twice since the report was published to have a meeting with the Data Protection Commissioner, and the Data Protection Commissioner...

Written Answers — Medical Records: Medical Records (20 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: Under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, individuals have a right of access, subject to limited exemptions, to their personal data irrespective of whether the data is held by a data controller in the private, voluntary or public sectors. Specific rules in relation to the right of access to personal data relating to physical or mental health are set out in the Data Protection (Access...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...we have tried to address what we felt might be the shortcomings she identified. I cannot accept her amendments, but I accept the initial text was not sufficient in light of the developments in data-protection legislation at national and European level. I am grateful to the Senator for raising this important issue. Consequently, I am proposing amendments Nos. 9 and 13 which will require...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I understand what the Deputy is saying. Section 10(4) provides that the commission can omit from the register any personal data the commission considers might be misused. This provision meets the requirements of the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003. The Act states that personal data means data relating to a living individual who is or can be identified either from the data or from data...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (24 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...in order to support them back into paid employment. Under the contracts for the provision of these services, there are strict obligations placed on these providers by the Department with regard to data protection. The companies are also contractually required to register with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and are subject to the same provisions of data protection...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Mr. Dan Kelleher: According to views expressed here, yes, and I have answered that with the corresponding argument. I respect the point made there. That is the first answer. On the data protection impact assessment, I am not certain which Article 35 the Deputy referred to. In any event, take it as read that it is there. I know what a data protection impact assessment is. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (1 Apr 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by my officials that the Department of Finance has shared the following datasets containing personal data with the Department of Health: Data Shared Data is shared with: Reason for sharing of data Names, email address and telephone numbers of Department of Finance staff based in the Miesian Plaza office premises Directly with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (5 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that Article 8 of the General Data Protection Regulation specifies a ‘digital age of consent’ of 16 years but allows Member States to provide for a lower age, but not below 13 years. It means that providers of information society services must make reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the holder of parental responsibility over the child where such services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (6 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The Cost of Insurance Working Group's "Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance" (January 2017) includes a recommendation to establish a fully functioning integrated fraud database for industry to detect patterns of fraud managed by an independent not-for-profit body but funded by industry. As recommendation lead, my Department established a working group to progress the related action...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has a Data Protection Officer. That official has other duties in addition to being the principal point of contact within my Department on data protection matters. My Department is committed to meeting its obligations under data protection legislation and to operating in line with all relevant guidelines and best practice in this area. Guidelines on the security of personal...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (17 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...exclusive jurisdiction over these contracts. As part of the contracts for the provision of these services, there are strict obligations placed on these providers by the Department in terms of data protection. The companies are also contractually required to register with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and are subject to the same provisions of data protection...