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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Proofing and Data: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)

Dessie Ellis: I thank everyone for their inputs. Disability-proofing and data in this regard are extremely important. Our goal must be to ensure this type of data collection happens. There are huge challenges in this regard. I refer to population growth. The ageing population, especially, is a big challenge for us. It is generally accepted that the cost-of-living crisis has affected people with...

National Minimum Wage: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2022)

Dessie Ellis: ...a realistic minimum wage. It is also a discussion about low pay, poverty and workers and families struggling to make ends meet and living from week to week on the wages they receive. According to data from the OECD, Ireland has a far higher level of low pay than countries of similar economic status. Raising the minimum wage, while raising the level of pay, may still not represent a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (29 Apr 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve data protection for taxi drivers and their licences in order to make it harder for criminals to clone licences or to access sensitive details on drivers, which may be exploited. [16510/15]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...week? Will he advocate that the TTIP negotiations be stopped due to the USA’s illegal spying? It is ridiculous that this meeting will discuss EU-US co-operation on the digital industry and progress on new European data privacy laws and not face up to this huge elephant in the room. There are a lot of negative consequences of a TTIP for agricultural sovereignty, and ideologically...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Dessie Ellis: I am deputising for my colleague Deputy Mary Lou McDonald who has other engagements. This is good legislation. Coupled with the Protected Disclosures Bill, or the whistleblowers Bill, and the lobbying Bill, it goes some way to recognising the heightened expectation of accountability and transparency from the political system. The programme for Government committed to restoring the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Google and Digital Rights Ireland (20 Mar 2013)

Dessie Ellis: ...before they broadcast them. Is that the normal process? Does the delegation have an opinion as to whether they should appear straightaway without being interfered with? The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner seems to be underfunded. We need more monitoring. If our guests could tell us what should be done in terms of funding for the Data Protection Commissioner, I would...