Results 1-20 of 32 for data protection speaker:Anne Rabbitte

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Jun 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...’ approach, following expert advice and consideration of the experience in other jurisdictions. It has been developed subject to an approved, funded plan and extensive engagement with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. There are no plans to develop separate portals for the exclusive use of legal firms or other parties. Since commencement of the 2015 Act on 26 April,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Services (27 Jun 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...’ approach, following expert advice and consideration of the experience in other jurisdictions. It has been developed subject to an approved, funded plan and extensive engagement with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. There are no plans to develop separate portals for the exclusive use of legal firms or other parties. Since commencement of the 2015 Act on 26 April,...

Community and Voluntary Sector Workers: Motion [Private Members] (12 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...work and that is why this process needs to begin. The phrase "14 years" slips off the tongue easily but it is far too long not to have proper recognition within a process. When we talk about people in that space, the data show there are 32,841 organisations. The sector includes approximately 2,886 entities and there are 83,714 members of staff, of whom the lion's share work in...

Report of the Joint Committee on Justice on GDPR: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: .... As I said at the outset, I am taking this debate on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. I also extend apologies on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne. The Data Protection Commission is statutorily independent in the performance of its duties. The Government's role is to ensure the DPC is fully resourced and supported to carry out its functions....

Report of the Joint Committee on Justice on GDPR: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2022)

Anne Rabbitte: ...so on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, who sends her apologies that she cannot be here due to her attendance at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. We are here to discuss the Data Protection Commission and the legislation that underpins its work, the Data Protection Act 2018. The discussion takes place in the context of the report on the topic of the general data...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (15 Dec 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...does not contain a person with a disability, that is, the equivalence approach. To get a better understanding of these costs and the way they affect people differently, the Department of Social Protection commissioned Indecon International Research Economists to conduct an independent cost of disability study. As the Deputies will be aware, the report was published by the Minister for...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...strengthen Ireland's ability to respond to the ongoing and emerging threats to public health from Covid-19. As we have always done, we need to act as and when required to ensure we do what we can to protect our health. Amending the Health Act 1947 will allow for the reintroduction of mandatory quarantine at a designated facility for all passengers arriving from particular countries where...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...-19 response teams. I again assure the House that adult safeguarding is a matter of paramount importance for all of society, including all Government agencies and Departments. The safety and protection of adults at risk of abuse or harm by others is a fundamental priority for the health and social care sector. A strong focus has been placed on adult safeguarding within the health...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Senator Casey for raising this Commencement matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Health. I will clarify how the data presented by NPHET and communicated by Government relate directly to indoor dining and specifically in each of the five scenarios presented in table 1. I welcome the opportunity to address the House and will begin by highlighting the significant and...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...inform the House that there have been no Covid-19 outbreaks recorded in disability services since 19 April. This situation held until 13 May when the cyberattack halted receipt of detailed Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HSPC, data on outbreaks and cases. This certainly suggests that the vaccination programme is successful in suppressing the outbreak of Covid-19 in disability...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...When I asked these questions, I did not have sight of the senior counsel report that was published last November. I also asked was other legal advice about this practice sought from other senior counsel, data protection specialists or the Office of the Attorney General over the years and, if so, what was the content of the advice. That is important. I asked how regularly the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (31 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...or a persistent physical, sensory, neurological, learning, autism spectrum, and/or speech/language disability arising from disease, disorder or trauma, should be registered on NASS. NASS captures data on service users who are in receipt of, or who require, services funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) which are related to their disability. Certain services funded by Government...

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: I feel and understand the heartache, worry and disgust that has been raised by the "RTÉ Investigates" programme last Thursday. As any parent knows, we would go to any lengths to protect out children's rights. That is why it was like a kick in the stomach to learn that a Government body appeared to be impeding this process of parents fighting for their children. I was alarmed and...

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...path. I did not know that until last Saturday. I had to find out and understand. There is much wonder out there. Am I part of that? Am I in the dormant sphere of it? Where does general data protection regulation, GDPR, come into it? These are all really relevant questions. I do not doubt the Department was doing its best lawfully. Perhaps, however, there is an element of trust....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Mar 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...to receive those vaccines and that has necessitated an allocation strategy to ensure that those most at risk of death and serious illness receive the vaccine first. The priority is to first vaccinate and protect directly the most vulnerable amongst us, that is, those most likely to have a poor outcome if they contract the virus. The priority is to directly use vaccines to save lives and...

Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...to request that their recordings be redacted. They say they only engaged with the commission because they believed their stories would not be made public and the tapes would be destroyed to protect their privacy. The motion brought forward today states that "many survivors have refuted the Commission's claim that permission was sought from witnesses regarding the destruction of their...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (26 Jan 2021)

Anne Rabbitte: ...granted are the things that put our loved ones at risk.However, throughout all of this we have found the best of ourselves and dogged determination, and we have worked tirelessly to care for and protect the lives of others. Public and private sectors have collaborated and innovated with a view to finding ways to save lives. In the space of that year, we now have vaccines that are safe and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (23 Sep 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: ...actions. Each suicide affects not just family and friends, but the community itself. It is important to ensure that strong supports are in place to help family, friends and the community to deal with a tragedy. Protection of the vulnerable continues to be a Government priority, especially in challenging times, and those with mental health issues are often among the most vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Services Card (13 May 2020)

Anne Rabbitte: .... To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is considering removing the public services card as a requisite for applying to the national childcare scheme in view of the views of the Data Protection Commissioner on the legitimacy of the card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4441/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (8 Oct 2019)

Anne Rabbitte: ...which in the social work assessment of a retrospective disclosure details of the allegation are shared with the person suspected of the alleged abuse; if the process is consistent with the general data protection regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41062/19]