Results 101-120 of 4,204 for data protection

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The Department takes its responsibilities in relation to data protection very seriously. Every effort is made to ensure that personal customer data is used solely for business purposes and that it is not compromised in any way. The Department has data protection and information security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines in place governing the use of its computer systems and...

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

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276, 278 and 279 together. As the Deputy will be aware, access by persons to their own data held by the Department of Justice and Equality and bodies under its aegis was previously provided for under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. In preparation for GDPR my Department reviewed and revised the existing Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (17 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: To date this year, there have been a total of 42 reports of data protection breaches and suspected breaches to the Department of Social Protection. In 18 of the 42 cases investigations were/are being conducted into alleged deliberate unauthorised access and/or disclosure of customers' personal data by staff members. In 10 of these cases no evidence was found of a data breach and 8 cases...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: I would like to emphasise to the Deputy that the Department is constantly reviewing and updating its procedures in relation to data protection and will continue to do so. It will continue to cooperate fully, as it has done to date, with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) on all matters relating to data protection including its investigation into the activities of some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister for Health does not have the power to carry out audits of personal data flows between data controllers. Under GDPR, all data controllers need to regularly audit their holdings of personal data and the procedures they have in place to protect the data in order to ensure compliance with data protection law. External auditing of data controllers is a matter for the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (14 Feb 2018)

Simon Coveney: My Department commenced preparations for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in mid-2016, with the appointment of a Data Protection Officer, who holds a professional qualification in data protection. The Data Protection Officer has overseen and delivered a suite of data protection training across the Department, both at home and abroad. At Headquarters, data protection training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: ...to take Questions Nos. 137 and 138 together. Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is the statutory body with responsibility for ensuring that organisations meet their obligations under the Data Protection Acts. The general position is that in...

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (26 Apr 2006)

Brian Cowen: ...for the administration of all taxes and duties under their care and management. All processing of personal information by the Revenue Commissioners is carried out in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1988, as amended by the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003. The Office of the Revenue Commissioners is a registered data controller — registration No. 0720/A — in accordance with...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Déirdre de Búrca: I wish to raise the issue of data protection, specifically the advanced leaking of the report of the Data Protection Commissioner. I have raised previously in the House the issue of data protection. It was only some weeks ago when we heard that personal and confidential details of bank customers went missing. The laptops on which this information was stored were stolen and it was only...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Investigations (8 Dec 2015)

Joan Burton: ...BREACH STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION 2011 27 7 19 1 2012 22 9 13 0 2013 22 9 11 1 2014 20 0 11 9 2015 18 0 10 8 TOTALS 109 25 62 22The Department takes its responsibilities in relation to data protection very seriously. Every effort is made to ensure that personal customer data is used solely for business purposes and that it is not compromised in any way. The Department has data...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2023)

Eamon Ryan: This is a small, but important, amendment to improve data protection with regard to traffic cameras and other devices. Subsection 8 of the new section 77A that is being inserted into the Roads Act 1993 relates to data-sharing agreements when data from the cameras and devices in question are to be shared. Section 77A(8) lists matters which may be specified in a data-sharing agreement. One...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, which came into force on 25 May 2018. The Minister for Justice was responsible for the enacting legislation in Ireland and the Data Protection Act 2018 took effect on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Simon Coveney: My Department commenced preparations for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in mid-2016, with the appointment of a Data Protection Officer, who holds a professional qualification in data protection. The Data Protection Officer has overseen and delivered a suite of data protection training across the Department, both at home and abroad. At Headquarters, data protection training...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Sharing Arrangements (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has responsibility for Data Sharing and Governance Bill, which was published on 8 June 2018 and is currently at Report Stage in the Seanad. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department can provide the following information in relation to data breaches. When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018, my Department was required under Article 33(5) to document information relating to personal data breaches. The number of data breaches in my Department in each of the past seven years and to date in 2023 are outlined in the table...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has a designated Data Protection/Freedom of Information/Records Management Officer who is responsible for implementing data protection legislation in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. There are 3.25 (whole time equivalent) staff in this office. The DES has published a 'Data Protection Code of Practice' which outlines the steps taken when processing personal...

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (20 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Unfortunately, I cannot accept the Deputy's amendment. I understand the Deputy's seeking to ensure information stored in the database established under section 6 is not stored unnecessarily. He suggests I establish regulations that would provide for the periodic review of such data. As I mentioned during the debate on Committee Stage, the Data Protection Acts apply to all data stored by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018.  My Department appointed a Data Protection Officer (as is required under Article 37 of the GDPR) and set up a dedicated Data Protection Unit that year The table below sets out the number of data breaches identified by my Department since the introduction of the GDPR. All breaches were dealt with in line...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Data Sharing Arrangements (11 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Data Sharing and Governance Bill, which is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, was published on 8 June 2018 and is currently at Report Stage in the Seanad. 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...

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

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 408 to 410, inclusive, together. My Department has not commenced any Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018. Since 25 May 2018, there is a Privacy Statement on my Department's website setting out information on individuals' rights under Data Protection...