Results 1-20 of 23 for data protection speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...on rainfall and real-time river gauge observations will not provide a sufficient lead time to allow for an effective response. The national flood forecasting service operated by Met Éireann provides data on flood risk for major catchments and is developing its service to improve flood forecasting for Midleton and other areas throughout the country. That is within the Department of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (2 May 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...visit to the site in 2022 by the then Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW, Deputy O'Donovan, Cork County Council applied for funding under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme to carry out a coastal erosion and risk management study. The core study area covers approximately 9.5 km of coastline from Youghal to Greenlands Strand or Ring Strand....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...floodwater entered and damaged the building during or as a result of flooding during relevant dates such as to render it uninhabitable and that there is no viable engineering solution that could protect the building from future flooding. Under this national Scheme, a total of 174 potentially eligible homes were identified to the OPW in two ways, either by the local authorities or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...scheme’s progress. The Dundalk/Blackrock South and Ardee projects are being progressed simultaneously and engineering and environmental consultants were appointed in 2020. The proposed scheme will protect some 1,880 properties when completed. The emerging scheme option for Dundalk/Blackrock South is expected later in 2024 and the finalisation of options appraisal for Ardee is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...along with a set of objectives and adaptation actions aimed at achieving those objectives. These actions, that require a whole-of-government response, span the areas of flood risk prevention, protection and preparedness and resilience, as well as in further research, risk-assessment and capacity building. Flood relief schemes that are currently in construction or under design, or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (23 Apr 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...is provided for over the lifetime of the National Development Plan (NDP) to 2030. In this context, the number of flood relief schemes at design and construction, has trebled to 100. The work will protect approximately 23,000 properties across various communities from river and coastal flood risk. The Department of Finance has advised that it continues to engage with the insurance...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 76: In page 58, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Amendment of Data Protection Act 2018 41.The Data Protection Act 2018 is amended— (a) in section 2, by the insertion of the following definition: “ ‘Mayor of Limerick’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 9 of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Act...

Defective Dwellings Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...the years, that has not been the situation. We accept that point. The Bill also raises the issue of consumer rights and defective products and materials which will need to align with existing consumer protection legislation. In addition, reducing the risk of defects occurring in the first place must remain a priority policy item. While the enforcement of building control has been...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...They are due in before us on 7 December on the aviation strategy. We want to proceed but because the information has come so late, we may decide that we do not have sufficient consideration of the data to make a decision on it after this meeting. We will see how the meeting goes but this is to put the Minister of State and her officials on notice that it is a matter that we may return to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it data protection that prevents the RSA from sharing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...Matthews. We are dealing with further scrutiny of the EU proposal COM (2021) 281 to establish a framework for a European digital identity. To preface our discussion, an observation from the Data Protection Commissioner was circulated to members earlier this morning. It is available on our Microsoft Teams portal now. I suggest that members read that document straight away. It is short...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will return to Ms McCabe. Not too long ago, in 2019, the Data Protection Commission had issues around the public services card. It found that people accessing public services in Ireland should not be required to have a public services card. It was across a range of areas. That is why I am putting the question. My second question is more for Mr. Lowry. Ms McCabe is co-ordinating this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...proposal differ from the digital Covid certificate, DCC? Could I say that the digital Covid certificate is almost a pilot project of what they are proposing? It is a European wide project. The data held under the digital Covid certificate is retained by the host nation or the individual country. How will this differ from the digital Covid certificate and is the DCC the model? One of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will come back on that. On the Data Protection Commission, a deputy commissioner, Mr. Dale Sunderland, wrote to us this morning because we wanted to get the commission's input. In summary, it states that: In conclusion, at this preliminary stage and taking account of the formal assessment carried out by the EPDS, the DPC along with the EDPS and other EU data protection authorities now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...public facilities, operators, institutions or businesses insist on the use of a European digital wallet in order for people to perform transactions with them? That moves into the area in which the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland had issues. The fundamental issue is that people should not be barred from accessing services if they do not have a public services card. How does one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: ..., the ROS system must be 15 years old or more. I have a broader question. Prior to computers everything was manual, and systems were based on the written word. Everything is now moving towards data access, the cloud and so on. Has the legal framework that was in place to protect people's fundamental rights prior to the computer age kept pace with change?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Data protection will kick in, obviously.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...am looking at the issue in the context of the Expressway route from Limerick to Dublin. Many people in Limerick city are working for Bus Éireann and fearful for their jobs. There is a lack of proper data to engage in proper due diligence on Expressway routes. The service mentioned does not qualify as a public service obligation, PSO, service, even though many towns are served along...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...from the agency since its inception nearly 50%, or 51 former staff, have taken up employment in property companies, finance companies, and consultancy and law firms. From a contractual and data protection standpoint NAMA is not in a position to provide individual staff members’ details. The question comes from a prudential perspective. How can NAMA ensure those staff are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (Resumed): Insolvency Service of Ireland (30 Apr 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...does not want to declare bankruptcy. Regardless also of the process entered into, once they declare bankruptcy the family home becomes part of the equation. The purpose of the process is to protect the family home. That is one of its key ingredients. I would be nervous about the bankruptcy route as an option. I have had only a quick look at the figures provided. The devil is in the...