Results 1-20 of 54 for data protection speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...The Tánaiste went on to tell a press conference in London yesterday that the claim of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, about asylum seekers crossing the Border is not based on statistics, evidence or data. The Minister for Justice says one thing. The Tánaiste contradicts her and says another with both it seems making claims without any supporting data. The incompetence is off the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Sep 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: As the Taoiseach knows, the ECB has hiked mortgage interest rates by a record margin. It does so at a time when Central Statistics Office, CSO, data released today show house prices soaring above Celtic tiger levels. There are increases of 10.4% in Dublin and of more than 15% outside the capital. I would like to know what action the Government is going to take in response. In terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Jul 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the regulation under the Data Protection Act 2018 to facilitate the transfer of information to Operation Denton has been finalised. [38887/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: An investigation undertaken by Noteworthy.ie during the summer found that in comparison to other countries, the Government here is not spending enough on protecting Ireland's under-threat biodiversity. A 2020 study of biodiversity financing in Ireland raised concern that the key agencies charged with biodiversity protection are underfunded and understaffed to fulfil their remit. I previously...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...of Ireland's mother and baby homes are considering taking legal action to enable them to gain access to their medical records. Survivors have submitted subject to access requests under the general data protection regulation, GDPR, to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as the relevant data collector, and they have been told that their records have been...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (28 Sep 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 527. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department as a data controller will grant access to the medical records for those survivors of mother and baby homes who did not nominate a medical practitioner when requesting their records as he is obligated to do under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation. [46117/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...some 300,000 renters across this State which the Taoiseach's Government is failing badly. Ten months ago, his Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage stripped renters of vital Covid-19 protections. Deputy O'Brien's first act as Minister was to pass the Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020. This ended the blanket ban on rent increases, notices to quit and evictions,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach might be aware that the Oireachtas disability group has highlighted the data deficit and the limited evidence on unmet needs of people with disabilities. Its concerns are well founded as Departments plan for another budget without the data needed to properly inform budgetary decisions crucial to the lives of citizens with disabilities. I want to ask the Taoiseach about two...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: We previously discussed the programme for Government commitment to developing and protecting Ireland's biodiversity. An important component of this work is the National Biodiversity Data Centre programme, established by the Heritage Council 14 years ago. This programme collects data on Ireland's biodiversity and, thanks to the ecological commitment of its staff, the all-Ireland pollinator...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the data protection unit in his Department. [33883/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...Government also committed to providing the additional resources necessary to fulfil this commitment. The Government's confusion on GDPR rights demonstrates the need for Departments to invest in data protection expertise. This point is relevant to the Taoiseach's Department as it holds the records of the McAleese report. The Taoiseach has confirmed that persons can access their records...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen laundries from 2013 to date; the number of these requests denied year on year for the same period, in tabular form; and the additional data protection expertise his Department will secure following the Government statement on mother and baby homes. [36823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the 374 data breaches identified by her Department in 2019. [36249/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 187. To ask the Taoiseach the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33853/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 237. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33842/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 276. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33843/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33855/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 450. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33844/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 483. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33850/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 554. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of data protection breaches identified within her Department in 2019. [33854/20]