Results 361-380 of 3,999 for data protection

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Achieving progress on the European Commission's proposals to update the Union's data protection standards has been a priority of the Irish Presidency and I am, therefore, pleased to say that substantial progress has been achieved on key aspects of the reform package. High data protection standards are essential in order to build the required levels of citizen trust and confidence in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Safety Authority (19 Apr 2023)

Ossian Smyth: The Minister has drafted the direction. We have to have a consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner. We cannot predict how long the Data Protection Commissioner will take to decide on what we are trying to do and to decide whether the commission endorses it. If we arrive at a position where the Data Protection Commissioner says that it is fine or we can do within certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (28 Jun 2016)

Dara Murphy: The general position is that the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 apply to personal images recorded by means of video cameras unless the recording activity relates to an individual's own personal, family or recreational activities. The recording of images in public places is, therefore, generally covered by data protection legislation. Useful material on this issue is available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Collection (6 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...this information is to assist in the development of tailored personal progression plans for individual jobseekers in order to support them back into paid employment. The JobPath companies may use personal data only for the purposes of delivering the services for the Department. Employees of the JobPath companies, and their subcontractors, are subject to the same data protection laws as...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department processes any personal data breaches that occur in accordance with its obligations under the GDPR including reporting requirements to the Data Protection Commission and communication with affected individuals in relation to a breach of their data, as appropriate. The Department has an internal personal data breach reporting protocol. All breaches must be formally notified to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Data Protection (21 Jul 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Patrick Costello: ..., foreign direct investment and foreign trade. Quite simply, on foot of this judgment, the EU-US privacy shield has been declared invalid. As such, there is no safe and legal way to transfer data from a European Union citizen to the United States. Any company carrying out such data transfers is doing so at significant risk. This case started in June 2013, seven years ago. Hopefully...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 31, lines 31 and 32, to delete “(within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1988)”. I thank the Ceann Comhairle, the Business Committee and Deputy O'Callaghan for facilitating what I would anticipate to be a short debate in a busy week. Amendment No. 1 is a technical amendment which, as Deputies will be aware, is a direct consequence of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...- 'Someone Like Me' Primary Schools Art Competition 676.50 2016 The Communications Clinic Ltd. Preparation and delivery of communications strategy to support the implementation of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. 24,221.24 2017 Real Nation Administration and running of the 'Someone Like Me' Primary Schools Art Competition. 30,203 2017 The Communications Clinic Ltd. Preparation...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I cannot accept amendment No. 27. Any data transfer between Irish Water and the Minister for Social Protection must be carried out in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, and Irish Water is required to manage all personal data in accordance with that legislation. This means ensuring that data are used only for the purpose for which they were collected and that any data...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (9 May 2023)

Simon Harris: The Government is very conscious of the commitment to deliver effective data protection regulation and protection of the data privacy rights of EU citizens, which is critical to the development and growth of our digital economy. My Department’s role is to ensure that the Data Protection Commission, which is independent in its functions, continues to have the resources required to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (19 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: I have no legislation amending the Data Protection Acts. However I recently introduced the Horse Racing Ireland Bill to Dail Eireann. This Bill contains a provision to reinforce the protections in the Data Protection Acts when personal data is being transferred between HRI and the Racing Regulatory Body on commencement of the Bill. It is anticipated that sharing data will reduce the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Mr. Michael Gubbins: I will be brave. Ms Dixon's office concerns data. To some extent the digital safety commissioner would conflict with the Data Protection Commissioner's role. The Data Protection Commissioner is concerned with how we manage information and data and whether we should or should not keep it. The digital safety commissioner would actually look for information to help him...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 to 202, inclusive, together. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted on 24 May 2016 and came into direct legal effect in all EU Member States, including Ireland, on 25 May 2018.  My Department recognises the need to treat all personal data in an appropriate and lawful manner and is committed to complying with its obligations...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (25 Mar 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed that the matters raised in the newspaper report referred to by the Deputy have been investigated by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, which has no plans to investigate them further. An Garda Síochána has in place a code of practice for data protection. The code, which was drawn up in close consultation with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Sep 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Mary Hanafin: ...nature, scale and diversity of its work, the Department is heavily reliant on ICT and holds detailed information about its customers. The Department takes its responsibilities to safeguard this data extremely seriously. A dedicated unit oversees business information protection across the Department and it has developed and communicated policies and procedures covering the use of systems...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Nov 2007) See 2 other results from this answer

Micheál Martin: The procedures followed are in compliance with the Data Protection Act, and include technical safeguards in respect of personal data. To date my Department has assigned responsibility to thirteen Data Controllers who are responsible for all aspects of personal information held in my Department. These appointments are reviewed annually to ensure that all existing and new areas of work within...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

...on Part 4, online safety, and the specific areas in which there may be potential synergies with the work of the DPC. While the DPC is primarily concerned with its own area of regulation, namely, data protection, it recognises that the regulation of online safety issues, including harmful content, and data protection will naturally complement and be mutually supportive of each other....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training: Motion (19 Nov 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...is a training programme. In this context, the focus is on training, as opposed to discussing operational issues. When we are participating in training courses, we are conscious of both our own data protection laws and international data protection orders. This is a day-to-day issue for An Garda Síochána as well because we co-operate regularly with Europol and Interpol and all...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It is my understanding that the Department of Social Protection has accepted a recent Data Protection Commission (DPC) finding in relation to Free Travel usage data. Importantly, the DPC did not make any order following on from their investigation because the Department had already implemented the necessary measures in relation to transparency (since August 2016) and proportionate and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (3 Feb 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...Institutions, the Government committed to progressing this legislation as a priority. My Department gave serious consideration to all possible options, including the question of whether current data protection law is sufficient to allow full unredacted access to birth certificates and birth information in all cases. In December 2020, I received correspondence from the Data Protection...