Results 81-100 of 4,284 for data protection

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (27 May 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister for Justice and Equality to interpret data protection law or to provide advice in a particular case. The general position is that the Office of Data Protection Commissioner has been established under section 9 of the Data Protection Act 1988 and its statutory functions include the monitoring of implementation of data...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Kathleen Lynch: I move amendment No. 23: In page 9, subsection (1), lines 31 and 32, to delete "Data Protection Commissioner" and substitute "head of the national unit". Amendments Nos. 23, 24, 25, 25a and 27 seek to streamline the manner in which individuals seek access to personal data processed by Europol. Under the existing provision, a request for access to personal data would be submitted to the Data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (20 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has a designated Data Protection/Freedom of Information Officer who is responsible for implementing data protection legislation in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. The DES has published a 'Data Protection Code of Practice' which outlines the steps taken when processing personal data and the manner in which my Department responds to requests for access to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the Council of Europe's Data Protection Convention (1981) and the European Union's Data Protection Directive (1995) have been transposed into national law in the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. The data protection rights of individuals under these Acts are generally applicable and the legislation does not distinguish between religious institutions and other bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (21 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: 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. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government commits to ‘recognise the domestic and international importance of data protection in Ireland’ and states that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (27 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May, generally provides for higher standards of data protection for individuals (data subjects), and imposes increased obligations on bodies in the public and private sectors that process personal data (data controllers and processors). It also increases the range of possible sanctions for...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Mar 2014) See 3 other results from this debate

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 25: In page 123, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Authorised officers 117. (1) The national contact point in relation to DNA data may appoint in writing a member of the staff of FSI to be an authorised officer for DNA data for the purposes of sections 106 and 107 and this Chapter.(2) The national contact point in relation to dactyloscopic data may...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (30 Sep 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: A response to the question raised by Deputy Shortall on 10 June 2014 was issued from Minister White's office on 8 July 2014. The content is copied as follows. The Data Protection Act 1988 and (Amendment) Act 2003 was passed to deal with privacy issues arising from the increasing amounts of information being kept about individuals by organisations. The 1988 Act was only concerned about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Mr. Fred McBride: Yes. There were further questions, those on data protection. We would normally report any data breach to the Data Protection Commissioner. I believe that the question of whether a specific breach occurred in the case in question will form part of the inquiry, so I will leave the matter at that. We have engaged with the Data Protection Commissioner. That office has...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (10 Jun 2014)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 95 together. As one of the largest data controllers in the State, the Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 and takes its responsibilities in relation to data protection very seriously. Every effort is made to ensure that personal customer data is used...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 44:In page 65, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:"Protection of data protection officers83. (1) The Data Protection Commission, shall provide a protection, whereby data protection officers may seek the assistance of the Data Protection Commissioner, due to the fact that the data protection office is not in a position to carry out their role fully, due to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department’s data breach reporting system commenced in 2018 with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.All data breaches are reported to and assessed by the Department’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) in accordance with guidance issued by the Data Protection Commission. In assessing the potential risk for each...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Creed: My Department has a dedicated Data Protection Unit in place since November 2015, which has been, inter alia, promoting Data Protection (DP) and GDPR awareness since its inception. This Unit has been actively informing staff of their obligations under the various Data Protection legislations using a judicious mix of internal resources (such as, eLearning tools, seminars and targeted sectorial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection Commissioner (18 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised that Article 33 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes an obligation on data controllers to notify a personal data breach to the Data Protection Commission without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it unless the breach is unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals. The notification...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that statutory standards for the protection of personal data are set out in the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003. These Acts contain safeguards against unauthorised processing of such data, including disclosure by transmitting, disseminating or otherwise making it available. Moreover, stringent conditions apply where personal data are retained or used for the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (23 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Following an extensive consultation process, in January 2012 the European Commission published proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation to replace the 1995 Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC) and proposals for a Directive on data protection in the police and criminal justice area to replace the 2008 Data Protection Framework Decision (Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA)....

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

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has not been the subject of a specific investigation by the Data Protection Commission from 2016 to date. My Department has responded to inquiries from the Data Protection Commission into complaints from data subjects during this period. My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of data subjects and adhering to obligations under data protection legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postcode Implementation (27 May 2014)

Pat Rabbitte: Data protection issues have been part of the debate on postcodes since the establishment of a National Postcodes Board in 2005 to examine the introduction of postcodes in Ireland. There has been engagement with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner on the issue of postcodes generally at various points since then. I have stated clearly that the necessary protections will operate...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: From the Seanad (14 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: It is substantial. The amendments made in the Seanad were not insignificant. During the passage of the Bill through the Seanad, the issue of data protection related to traffic cameras and other devices was raised. Any processing of personal data is, by definition, subject to the general data protection regulation, GDPR. In addition, the Bill contains a number of further provisions which...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (20 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I, as Minister for Finance, have no statutory role in relation to the matters referred to in the question. As the Deputy will be aware the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner comes under the aegis of my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality. I am aware of recent media reports on the loss of certain customer data. I have been informed by the AIB Group that it adheres to...