Results 61-80 of 4,347 for data protection

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Mar 2013)

Alex White: I am anticipating the case the Deputy makes in what I say. I do not propose to accept amendment No. 6. There are clear definitions of personal data and sensitive data under the existing Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2003. Personal data means data relating to a living individual who is, or can be, identified from the data or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage (24 Jun 2015) See 2 other results from this debate

Catherine Murphy: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, line 23, to delete "postcode contractor" and substitute "Data Protection Commissioner".Essentially, a unique large-scale dataset is being introduced on a national level. To reiterate but not labour the points I made, the company involved has the first or primary role in regard to data protection and the Data Protection Commissioner has a secondary role. I...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (18 Jun 2014)

Michael Noonan: ...and 48 together. Neither I nor the Central Bank have any role in relation to information held by the Irish Credit Bureau.  The Irish Credit Bureau is a privately run entity and is subject to the Data Protection legislation. On the issue more generally, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner was established under the Data Protection Act 1988.  The Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (18 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Member States are required to designate an independent data protection authority with a broad range of tasks and enforcement powers. The Data Protection Commission has been designated under the Data Protection Act 2018 as the data protection authority in this jurisdiction for the purposes of the GDPR. Statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: There were six Personal Data Breaches recorded for my Department in 2019. In addition, there were 24 Personal Data Breaches recorded for the Offices under the aegis of my Department in 2019. A total of nine Personal Data Breaches were reported to the Data Protection Commission in 2019. The decision to report these breaches to the Data Protection Commission was taken by the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: General Data Protection Regulation Data (11 Jul 2018)

Regina Doherty: The Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with both European Union and Irish data protection legislation. The Department is required to lawfully & fairly process personal data about employees, customers, suppliers and other individuals in order to achieve its mission and functions. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (13 Jun 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department collects and holds large volumes of personal data on customers and is very aware of the need to have adequate data protection policies, procedures and structures in place in line with the GDPR. Preparations for the GDPR have been overseen by the Department’s Data Management Programme Board. The Department has a dedicated GDPR implementation team in place and has...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: Compliance with GDPR EU requirements is an ongoing process that changes over time in line with new and emerging data protection requirements. My Department and the Offices under its aegis have a number of comprehensive processes in place to meet the compliance requirements of the GDPR and data protection laws. This includes a full-time dedicated Data Protection Officer, general and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: Under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, certain types of data controllers and data processors who have a legal presence or make use of equipment in the State are required to register with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) if they hold personal data in an automated form. My Department is registered with the ODPC for all of its personal data sets and activities and...

Written Answers — Data Protection Act: Data Protection Act (6 Jul 2006) See 2 other results from this answer

Michael McDowell: Under section 16 of the Data Protection Act 1988, certain categories of data controller are required formally to register with the Data Protection Commissioner. This requirement currently applies to public representatives who retain sensitive personal data relating to identifiable individuals. However, section 16 of the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 makes provision for revised...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Catherine Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 228 together. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was already subject to existing Data Protection regulatory provisions prior to the coming into effect of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. A Data Protection Officer (DPO) was appointed in 2018, in line with the requirements of Article 37 of the Regulation. The...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Sep 2019)

Josepha Madigan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department was already subject to existing Data Protection regulatory provisions prior to the coming into effect of the GDPR in May 2018.A Data Protection Officer (DPO) was appointed in 2018, in line with the requirements of Article 37 of the GDPR. Included in this role was responsibility for the oversight of arrangements for transition to the new regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1104 and 1105 together. 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, I was not invited to attend the Joint Committee on Justice to discuss the General Data Protection Regulation...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (5 May 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McDowell: The position is that the law on 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 regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Issues relating to access to personal data, including insurance details, are a matter for the Data Protection Commissioner. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is established under the 1988 Data Protection Act. The Data Protection Amendment Act, 2003, updated the legislation, implementing the provisions of EU Directive 95/46. The Acts set out the general principle that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (16 Dec 2021)

Helen McEntee: Under the EU 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. 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...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 179, inclusive, together. The right of an individual to access their personal data forms a fundamental part of the right to data protection. The Deputy will be aware that article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out the rights of an individual with regard to accessing their personal data. Details on how an individual can make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (30 Jan 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Under the EU's data protection framework, any country other than the EU and EEA Member States is deemed to be a "third country." Personal data can only be transferred to a third country when an adequate level of protection is guaranteed.  The "safe harbour" framework referred to was an agreement between the EU and USA which has been subsequently replaced by the Privacy...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Sep 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The protection of personal data is a fundamental and ongoing aspect of the work of my Department. My Department is committed to protecting personal data and takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the data it holds is protected. Data protection compliance is part of induction training for all new staff. In addition, 256 members of staff have completed records management training, which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department has a dedicated Data Protection Unit which deals exclusively with all matters related to the Data Protection Acts.  The Unit is also responsible for the implementation of the provisions of a new EU General Data Protection Regulation, which will take effect in May 2018. This latter legislation provides that all Data Controllers of a public body should have a Data...