Results 1-20 of 105 for data protection speaker:Seán Fleming

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: The right to the protection of personal data is explicitly recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. People now require a higher standard of data protection. An Oireachtas committee called this morning for a digital safety commissioner to protect children. Legislation is necessary to force a change of culture regarding the storage of personal data by large...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: ...of the €27 million would be attributable to special advisers and people who are not permanent public servants operating in the Department? Second, there is a new figure in the Vote of €500,000 for data protection under the remit of the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy. How does new departure in the Taoiseach's Department gel with the role of the Data Protection...

Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Fleming: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6))(Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2020, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 28th October, 2020. I bring this motion before the House today to seek a resolution to agree the draft Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)(Central...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: Their new name for their financial statements for the second half of last year was that. The accounts of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner have ceased. It does not exist. The Data Protection Commission now exists.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: I suspect the Deputy will be able to put that question to the Data Protection Commissioner when she appears before us shortly. It could be a data protection issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes, we will ask for it but we will also raise the matter with the Data Protection Commissioner because it could be a data protection issue.

Seanad: Data Protection Regulations: Motion (6 Nov 2020)

Seán Fleming: I bring the motion to the House to seek a resolution to agree the draft Data Protection Act 2018 section 60(6) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2020, as provided for under section 6(5)(a) of the Data Protection Act 2018. Senators will have gathered from the gist of this that it is a technical matter. I have a detailed script but perhaps the best thing I can do is to explain what this...

Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: The Tánaiste will be aware that many people are concerned about data protection and PPS numbers. There has been a debacle on that issue with regard to Irish Water, which asked for PPS numbers and subsequently withdrew the request. The Government, through its agencies, is proceeding with the national postcode system. Is the Government introducing legislation for data protection...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I would be shocked if we let that through the House without addressing it. No. 2486 B is from Mr. Graham Doyle, head of communications, Data Protection Commission. It relates to various issues we raised at the committee. We will note and publish the cost of the investigation by the Data Protection Commission in regard to the public services card. We will be talking to the mother...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: ..., we had this prearranged before the summer. The public services card issue has emerged since and it will definitely be a point of discussion. People will wonder why we are doing it. Because the Data Protection Commission in Ireland has responsibility for EU-wide data protection in respect of Facebook, Google, Twitter and a lot these companies, I felt there was a very strong onus on our...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: ...the historical breakdown at the end of each financial year from when the revenue deficit commenced and by how much it increased each year up to the current position. Next is the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, clear audit opinion, and the Data Protection Commission, clear audit opinion. One was the cessation of accounts for the Data Protection Commissioner, which is now...

Seanad: Data Protection Regulations: Motion (6 Nov 2020)

Seán Fleming: I welcome this opportunity and appreciate all the comments that have been made. As people noted, many of the comments were not specific to this statutory instrument. Data breaches in financial institutions are one big issue that has been mentioned here on a few occasions. Some asked about the resourcing of the Data Protection Commission and whether it has sufficient resources to do the job...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Again, subject to data protection in using PPS numbers, the Department of Social Protection knows of everyone who turns 18 years of age each year when they come off child benefit. That list should automatically be sent to the electoral commission and each person should get their registration form, so one does not get the big hullabaloo when elections occur. It can run smoothly. The Revenue...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...? Agreed. I will hold No. 1696C to be discussed in private session. No. 1699C is correspondence received from Deputy Willie O'Dea. He has forwarded an item from an individual who made a protected disclosure in the University of Limerick and believes legislation on data protection and protected disclosures has been breached. I propose that we write to the individual to let him know...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Mar 2014)

Seán Fleming: ...it back on 12 April. We are dealing with the issue of pensions, but I will not personalise it as it applies across the board in Rehab. A letter received by the committee states that under the Data Protection Acts 1998 to 2003 without the consent of the individuals referred to pension details cannot be disclosed to the committee or any other body. The HSE and State organisations are...

Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Fleming: ..., the Central Bank has received 28 subject rights requests. The regulations were applied in five of these responses. In only one case were the regulations invoked to withhold the entirety of the data request. This was a focused request for three or four specific documents and after a robust evaluation of these few documents, the bank was satisfied that the decision to withhold these...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: ...behalf of my colleague, Deputy Eamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. The Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, also has a clear role in this area due to the data protection issue. The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 advanced a number of priority provisions identified in the waste action plan, including the provision of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: ...levels of forms together for people to sign and that is all an improvement. It is a bedding-in process as well, so we understand there will be hiccups. It was useful and good to have the Data Protection Commission here. As one of the members said earlier, we have witnesses who come here and are helpful, up front and straight and the witnesses from the Data Protection Commission have...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: ...value. Sometimes the cheaper product is a dirt product and one does not always want the cheapest. That is why I would welcome that record being developed in due course. There will probably be data protection issues on the commercial sensitivity of prices on purchase orders, and the Minister might address this matter in due course. These issues will affect people bidding. Commercial...

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I do not intend to encroach on the data protection legislation but, in regard to the information we have not been given on people who will be receiving payments from Rehab in coming years, I will be insisting that the HSE seek this information when it is negotiating with the organisation under the section 39 agreement. I will chastise the HSE and other State organisations if they hand over...