Results 1-20 of 189 for data protection speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Risk Assessment (16 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...scanning for emerging risks, which was conducted by Dublin City University. This project has allowed us to integrate the assessment of traditional strategic risk, which is based on historical data, with the foresight and forecasting required to monitor emerging risk. My Department has forwarded the National Risk Assessment for Ireland 2023 to the European Commission as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Security (21 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: ..., Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, sought support from my Department for additional measures that could be put in place to ensure that critical offshore infrastructure, including data cables, was protected. As a result of this, enhanced patrolling of the Irish Sea in the vicinity of priority offshore infrastructure is taking place by a mixture of air and naval platforms and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Mar 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...was issued more than 15 years ago. All passport applications are subject to the provisions of the Passports Act 2008, as amended. Section 8 of the Act provides for the processing of personal data by the Passport Service as required for the issuance of passports and the maintenance of the integrity of the Passport Service system. In order to comply with its obligations under data...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...Simms’s letter, Tusla is working with officials within the Department of children. There were four documents. The Deputy referred to a bureaucratic response. I think he is referring to the Data Protection Act. The Department formed the view that it did not have a legal basis to process the personal data contained in those three reports-----

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 Feb 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...maintained accurately and in confidence. Should any incorrect or inaccurate entries be identified, I am informed that they are duly corrected at that time and point. For the Deputy's awareness, the data controller for medical records is the Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) and contact details for the Data Protection Officer for the Defence Forces are as follows: Data Protection Officer...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Security (23 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...he will be aware, Ireland, like many other countries in Europe, has witnessed a fundamental change in our security environment in the past year, with an increased focus on maritime security and the protection of subsea cables. The security of Ireland’s subsea infrastructure is a matter of utmost importance to the Government. As I informed the House on 22 November during a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...comprehensive radar system, to assess the requirements for Ireland in that respect and to procure one. On subsea cables, obviously aerial support is important. There are a number of dimensions to protecting subsea cables, the most critical one being collaboration with other EU member states, the US and other countries. The monitoring is done globally and different countries alert each...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: Records containing personal data are transferred on both an individual basis and in aggregated form from my Department to other public authorities depending on the circumstances. The format is decided upon on the basis of the purpose of the data sharing activity and the technical and organisational measures deemed appropriate to ensure the security of the data in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: I can assure the Deputy that an effective governance framework is in place to enable my Department to meet its obligations under data protection legislation. This governance framework was adopted in accordance with the Department’s obligations under the GDPR. Sharing of personal data with other public sector bodies is for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes. Personal data...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not hold a schedule of personal and or person-specific data sets provided and/or shared with other public bodies in the past 20 years. In cases where it is necessary for my Department to share personal data with another public body, this is carried out as part of our official functions using an applicable legal basis under Article 6 of the General Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...Deputy will be aware, we like many other countries in Europe have witnessed a fundamental change in our security environment in the last year with an increased focus on maritime security and the protection of subsea cables. The security of Ireland’s sub-sea infrastructure is a matter of utmost importance for the Government. Following the attacks on Nordstream 1 and 2 in October...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department necessarily collects, processes, and stores significant volumes of personal data from our citizens, staff, and service providers. In particular, the effective delivery of passport and consular services for Irish citizens at home and abroad is a central component of the Department's work and necessitates the processing of personal data. My Department endeavours at all times...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: The majority of data breach incidents that have occurred in my Department since 2018 have related to mis-addressed correspondence by email and post. In most instances, data breaches have involved no risk or a low risk to the data subject. In cases where there was a low risk to the rights and freedoms of a data subject, the Data Protection Commission was notified. A singular case arising in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: First of all, I dispute the Deputy's presentation of the facts, or the facts as he puts them and the position he is adopting here. The Government is very committed to protecting people against the cost-of-living increases. Last year we provided €12 billion to cushion the impact of rising prices on households, businesses and farmers. The Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Strategies (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...of each Government Department to foster links and work closely with the semi-state and private sector operators of critical infrastructure, in their respective policy areas, to enhance the protection of critical infrastructure from a wide variety of threats. The Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) in my Department is working to transpose the new Critical Entities Resilience Directive,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department documents personal data breaches that have occurred in accordance with Article 33(5) of the GDPR. The table below sets out the number of data breaches reported to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) since the introduction of the GDPR on 25 May 2018 in respect of which this Department bore principal responsibility. Year Number of Data Breaches Reported ...

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...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...of Health in March 2021 following the airing of the "RTÉ Investigates" programme to notify the Department that the DPC was commencing an investigation on foot of the allegations regarding data processing raised in the programme. I am informed that the DPC did not find evidence on the 29 litigation files examined that the Department had proactively sought information from other...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Policies (28 Sep 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Naval Service, as the State's principal sea-going agency, is tasked with a variety of defence and other roles. While the main daily tasking of the Naval Service is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with our obligations as a member of the EU, it also carries out a number of other non-fishery related tasks including contraband interdiction duties, search and rescue, and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Passport Services (12 Jul 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...applications coming in remains high, and the Passport Service has issued almost 600,000 passports to date in 2023. The Passport Service has an obligation to balance its customer-centric aspirations with its data protection obligations. Unlike car tax or travel insurance, adult passports only expire every 10 years and individuals may have moved residence on multiple occasions in the...