Results 1-20 of 28 for data protection speaker:Alan Farrell

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: ...xe1;il shortly to make a contribution on another matter but I will return. I have a couple of questions that arise from questions that have been asked. I will start with the representatives of the Data Protection Commission, DPC. Do they have concerns about how the Bill is drafted in the context of the sharing of data across jurisdictions, if it comes to that? For instance, if an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I have a final question on racial profiling or general profiling. This is for the Data Protection Commission representatives or anybody else who has a view on it. The heads of Bill do not go into it specifically, but there is already an effective ban on such profiling in the Data Protection Act. As members of an authority on such matters, do they believe that is sufficiently strong...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: To DRI, as it is about the robustness of the Data Protection Act regarding racial profiling in the context of the Bill, and whether it is sufficiently robust. Somebody raised that matter.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: ...has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - Prisons, Vote 22 - Courts Service, Vote 24 - Justice, Vote 41 - Policing Authority, and Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission. I thank the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, and her officials for attending and assisting us in our consideration of the Revised Estimates. We are...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: We will note that and move on to Vote 44, the Data Protection Commission. I have one question in relation to the commissioners themselves, which I am asking on behalf of Deputy Costello, who had to go to another meeting. Is it envisaged that we will have three commissioners in place at any stage in the budgetary year?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Farrell: ...for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - Prisons, Vote 22 - Courts Service, Vote 24 - Justice, Vote 41 - Policing Authority, and Vote 44, Data Protection Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...of gardaí versus the number of support staff. There are not enough support staff with regard to the professional services they can provide. I compliment the Garda Commissioner on resolving the Data Protection Commissioner's issue with PULSE. That is an important milestone. I remember I was here when that issue arose, and it was problematic to say the least. There was also an...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...them have not reacted to the reduction in production costs and are passing them on to their customers. This Government, since the onset of war in Europe, has brought in significant measures to protect people and businesses across the State. These measures saw an investment of €2.4 billion in supports for consumers in 2022 and a further €2.5 billion in one-off supports...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: ...is being convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - Prisons, Vote 22 - Courts Service, Vote 24 - Justice, Vote 41 - Policing Authority and Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending and assisting in our consideration of the Revised Estimates. I thank them for the provision of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister. We will move on to Vote 41, which deals with the Policing Authority. As no members are indicating, we will proceed to Vote 44, concerning the Data Protection Commission.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (14 Feb 2023)

Alan Farrell: I wanted to raise the very issue he has raised about the decision of the Commission against the Data Protection Commission decisions. Some quite concerning remarks were made in the judgment on which the committee probably needs a little bit more discussion. I am a member of the committee since September and I do not recall it being discussed, although I might be incorrect on that. As a...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: The same difficulties arise in respect of justice legislation and the general data protection regulation. I thank the Minister of State.

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Alan Farrell: ...that these crimes will not go unpunished. It is fitting in the week marking International Women's Day that we highlight that the Minister has been working on specific measures to expand protections under the hate crime legislation. I understand it is the intention of the Minister to publish the Bill before Easter and to target stalking and non-fatal strangulation, making them criminal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: ...CRU could outline the capacity of the interconnectors for export at the moment, versus what we might be aiming for in the future. With regard to the comments made about smart metering, has the Data Protection Commission ruled that energy usage data is captured by the GDPR, or is it an assumption on the part of the CRU? Perhaps the CRU representatives could provide us with more...

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Alan Farrell: ...has happened in every constituency, by now it is evident given the numbers of vaccinated and unvaccinated in ICU and hospitalisation that there is a clear pathway to ensuring that we continue to protect one another and avoid unnecessary death as a result of the virus. The recent European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC, chart proves that. It shows the level of vaccinations...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (5 Oct 2021)

Alan Farrell: ...on booster shots have entered the public discourse. It is important that the Minister sets out a clear and phased roll-out plan for booster shots at the earliest opportunity. I accept that data are still being collected, analysed and formulated as we speak. However, booster vaccines will form a key part of the next phase of our emergence from this pandemic. This week, The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Alan Farrell: 1501. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that data privacy of citizens is being protected in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic response, following recent reports in the media regarding data sharing proposals. [19424/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance Issues in Scouting Ireland: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)

Alan Farrell: On the safeguarding of all of those files, and Scouting Ireland scans them so it has an electronic copy of them, is that all separate or are they kept in different sites? How does Scouting Ireland protect the data?

Report of Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Motion (7 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: ...eight, when I was in first or second class. My seven year old son is in first class and I would not dream of letting him walk to school. I am not sure why society has changed, whether it is a matter of child protection, roads, safety, cars driving faster or what. Perhaps that is a conversation we should have. We need to consider the infrastructure around the school. We are building a...

Report on the Provision of Foster Care Services in Ireland: Motion (3 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: ...to Government. These recommendations work to ensure the needs of children always come first. As Members of this House, we have an obligation to ensure children in foster care receive the foremost levels of protection, and that is exactly what the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has sought to do in this report. The committee has recommended that comprehensive data be...