Results 341-360 of 4,011 for data protection

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bull Beef Sector: Discussion (4 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Chairman, on a point of information, if the information is available from the Department's site to meat factories, then the Department is in breach of the data protection rules, not the meat factories. It is not unknown for the Data Protection Commissioner to make rulings that Government Departments are in breach of the Data Protection Act. The Department must focus on that issue...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Data Protection (20 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department is fully committed to the protection of data. There is an Officer in charge of developing and implementing a data protection policy in my Department and registration details are available on the website of the Data Protection Commissioner, .

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (3 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: Neither my Department nor the Defence Forces has been the subject of any specific investigations by the Data Protection Commission from 2016 to date. My Department is committed to complying with our obligations under data protection legislation and to protecting the rights and privacy of data subjects.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Catherine Murphy: The Data Protection Commissioner had a report recently. Mr. Martin McMahon, who has corresponded with the committee, made a complaint to the Data Protection Commission, which found in his favour. The Data Protection Commissioner has not been silent on this. This has been-----

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Senator. The GDPR will come into force on 25 May 2018. It replaces the existing data protection framework under the EU data protection directive. Article 24 of the GDPR requires controllers, that is, the higher education institutions, to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and to be able to demonstrate that processing of personal data is...

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

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question while my Department does not have a specific Data Protection Office I can confirm that the Department itself is the legal entity or Data Controller that controls and is responsible for the keeping and use of personal information held on computer or in structured manual files. Responsibility for the keeping and use of personal information on...

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

Norma Foley: As stated in a recent reply, my Department shares data with other organisations for varied purposes such as compliance with employee tax obligations, organisation of the State exams, to support children with special educational needs or those at risk of educational disadvantage, in connection with legal proceedings, reporting of child protection concerns, provision of school transport, audit...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...security matters. However, I can advise that all employees of the Department of Finance, whether permanent, temporary, or seconded to the Department have a duty to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Acts and the GDPR and must follow the provisions of the Department’s Data Protection Policy. All staff have a responsibility to ensure that personal data they access, manage...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (5 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: I have noted the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the General Data Protection Regulation. As the Deputy will be aware, many of its 17 recommendations are directed to the Data Protection Commission itself. Under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, the Commission is independent in the performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers. It does not report to me...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department has established a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Readiness project. As part of this project my Department is currently undertaking work to ensure that it will be compliant with the GDPR. In June 2017, my Department assigned an interim Data Protection Office (DPO) whose role is to inform and advise staff of my Department who carry out processing of personal data of...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (10 Nov 2009) See 3 other results from this answer

Dermot Ahern: The powers of the Data Protection Commissioner regarding enforcement of data protection law, the penalties applicable in cases of non-compliance with the Commissioner's enforcement mechanisms and the remedies available to aggrieved individuals in cases of breaches of the law, are set out in Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (14 Jun 2023)

Heather Humphreys: The media article referenced by the Deputy, concerning a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) carried out in respect of an upgrade to software used by my Department, misrepresents the contents of that DPIA, and I am happy to have this opportunity to set out the facts in this matter. The DPIA makes no adverse finding relating to the legal basis for the processing of personal data. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The fundamental rules and protections of data protection law must be taken into account in the context of all instances where individuals’ personal data are shared in a public sector context. State Agencies processing personal data are independent data controllers and responsible for complying with data protection obligations. My Department has recently published the General Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The draft general scheme of the Data Sharing and Governance Bill was approved by Government and published in August 2015. The purpose of the Bill is to promote and encourage data sharing between public bodies by providing a statutory framework for data sharing for legitimate and clearly specified purposes that are compliant with data protection law; and to improve the protection of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán on the 2023 Work Programme (27 Sep 2023)

Mr. Jeremy Godfrey: I will answer this question and I will ask Dr. Evans to say a little bit more about the supervision capability we are building. The Data Protection Commission and Coimisiún na Meán have distinct roles in enforcing different legal obligations but there is some overlap. Some of the same facts might cause concerns under data protection legislation as well as...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019) See 4 other results from this debate

Mr. John McKeon: The Data Protection Commissioner's report was issued as a final report on 15 August, with an accompanying letter. We felt we needed clarifications on the meaning of some of the findings and of some of the directions given in the letter. We felt there were some inconsistencies. We wanted to talk to the Data Protection Commissioner about that to get clarity. The Data...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Shane Ross: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 to 502, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, right of access as a data protection concept is not new.  My Department previously carried out this data subject right under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 and continues to do so under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In preparation for the GDPR, my...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Catherine Martin: I still believe that we are dealing with different regulators. The use of personal data of children is subsection (3) of the amendment. It is worthy of attention and concern, but it is a matter for the Data Protection Commission. The regulator that we are setting up in this Bill deals with content regulation and not data protection. This is an issue for the Department of Justice and for...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (13 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: ...by the Garda authorities that all personnel in An Garda Síochána are subject to the Garda Síochána's Security Policy for the use of Information and Communications Technology, including portable data devices and the transfer of electronic data, which states that only information and communication technology equipment supplied by the ICT Division and or Procurement Section of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Government commits to recognising 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 protection of the data privacy...