Results 1-20 of 102 for data protection speaker:Róisín Shortall

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: ...the welfare and safety of any child born through AHR, they are concerned about the implications of the current wording. They argue that AHR providers may not have the skills, expertise or means of access to sensitive data to fulfil this role. Furthermore, they suggest that over-investigation of a case by a provider may be inappropriate and could lead to discrimination of vulnerable...

Delivery of a Rights-Based Care Economy in Ireland: Motion (7 Dec 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ...? When its report finally comes, how long will it take to give effect to it in legislation? While the HSE has its own safeguarding policy, a paper produced by Safeguarding Ireland in 2022 found that HSE safeguarding and protection teams were operating in what Safeguarding Ireland called a legal vacuum. Of most concern, private nursing homes are not within the remit of the HSE's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (7 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ...Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address concerns in respect of artificial intelligence (AI) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48125/23]

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ...theories and anti-vaccine content. I am not by any means saying we should ignore the statistics for excess mortality because they are important but we should question the framing of this data by some, along with the reliability of some of the sources. When it comes to excess mortality, the two most commonly referenced sources are Eurostat and EuroMOMO. However, as Professor Anthony...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Róisín Shortall: .... Research commissioned by the HSE and published in July of last year found the constitutional amendment and decades of disputes over legislation had "left a residue of symbolic effect that presented in the data". The data were collected on unplanned pregnancies and on abortions. According to the authors of this study, the data pointed to the need for the normalisation of abortion...

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ...Society told the Committee on Health that vaping rates in the 12- to 17-years category has risen from one in ten, to one in five. That is a doubling of the rates. It should be noted that most of this data is between two and three years old but given the increasingly widespread use of vapes, one could only assume that these numbers have increased substantially. This dramatic surge in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (10 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to ask a brief question on anonymised data. There are protections through the NHIA but I take it that the Department of Health and the HSE will not have to go through that authority to access those anonymised data. There are RHAs. There should be straightforward access.

Re-introduction of Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ...Bank to enhance the supervision of vulture funds in the interests of struggling borrowers deserves much greater discussion. I fully support this aspect of the motion as the Central Bank has a key role in protecting mortgage consumers. In my view, however, it is completely failing to do so. New analysis by Moneysherpa, based on recent data released by the Central Bank, estimates that...

Protection of Cash as Legal Tender: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ...during Covid. We now live in a country that has a very sophisticated electronic payments system and, therefore, a declining need for cash. This rapid change is born out in the Central Bank data. Since 2015, the use of debit cards has almost tripled, increasing by 284%, while the number of ATM transactions has almost halved, dropping by 46%. However, despite this significant change...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (21 Feb 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the impact on people’s data protection rights arising from the procurement, installation and operation of CCTV camera systems by a company (details supplied); the national security risks with regards to the installation and operation of these cameras; the human rights implications of contracting with this...

Address by H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (1 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...-use plastics, EU law governing such things as anti-discrimination and equality, dignity and respect in the workplace, environment conservation and pollution reduction, economic good practice, data protection, and so much more, have pushed reluctant Irish Governments to do the right thing sooner than they might otherwise have done. The principle of free movement which allows Irish...

Seanad: Comhshuí de Dháil Éireann agus de Sheanad Éireann - Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas - Address by H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (1 Dec 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...-use plastics, EU law governing such things as anti-discrimination and equality, dignity and respect in the workplace, environment conservation and pollution reduction, economic good practice, data protection, and so much more, have pushed reluctant Irish Governments to do the right thing sooner than they might otherwise have done. The principle of free movement which allows Irish citizens...

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...the least money are most adversely affected by inflation. That is because lower income households must spend a far greater proportion of their income on energy and food. The ESRI also warned that tax cuts are not the solution but, instead, targeted measures to protect struggling households, particularly lone parents, senior citizens and those with disabilities. Similar findings were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...Health if his attention has been drawn to cases in which the HSE is using outdated terms of contract (details supplied); if this document is still being used by the HSE, despite the omission of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Freedom of Information Act 2014; the steps that are being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34429/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...of honesty, but does he not need to be honest with the people about the climate action plan? Clearly, that plan is failing, and spectacularly so, it must be said. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, even if every planned measure in the plan was implemented in full, our emissions would only be reduced by 28%. The legally binding target is 51%. With just eight years to...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...for many people and that a sympathetic view is taken in pursuing this issue. Finally on this matter, there are legitimate concerns about the review of self-employed PUP claimants. I understand that Revenue data such as self-employment PRSI returns and business analytics tools will be used in this exercise. It would be very important to establish whether there is a legal basis for that...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...welcome the opportunity to speak on this important legislation and outline some concerns, which I hope can be addressed as the Bill passes through the legislative stages. It is often said that the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is strong by international standards but many experts and advocacy organisations have contended that it is very difficult to make such an assessment as there has...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Services Card (15 Dec 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the mandatory requirement for a public services card to access public services other than that of the Department of Social Protection will be removed in view of the settlement between the Data Protection Commission and the State; if he intends to introduce legislation to make public services cards mandatory for accessing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Oct 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 23. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the minimum essential standard of living data compiled by an organisation (details supplied); her views on the validity of the research behind the data; and if she will consider using the data as evidence in determining the level of core social welfare payments. [45864/21]

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Róisín Shortall: ...of climate change they generally think of things like burning fossil fuels, deforestation and single-use plastics, but rarely do they think about or give adequate consideration to the role that data centres play, despite their environmental cost. This is partly because we have become so accustomed to the idea of the cloud where our data are said to exist. However, this metaphor fails to...