Results 1-16 of 16 for data protection speaker:Niamh Smyth

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

Niamh Smyth: I thank all of our witnesses. It has been an interesting debate. It is important that the Data Protection Commission is truly onboard and feels that this legislation is airtight. My concern is that if we continued with things as they are, there would be huge problems when it comes to prosecution if data protection was to be broken. There is a lot of work to do at the Department's end to...

Seanad: Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Niamh Smyth: ...’s announcement regarding the extension of the 9% VAT rate for the sector is a clear recognition by Government of the challenges facing the tourism and hospitality sector. The committee welcomes the introduction of greater protections for workers in recent years, such as those addressing the need for transparent and predictable working conditions, a statutory sick pay scheme, a new...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (1 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a data error on the social welfare system will be rectified (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28333/22]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - 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) (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: ...scheme that was available for community groups throughout the country. This was in the previous Dáil term before the Minister's time in the Department of Justice. There was an issue around the protection of data. The Minister's Department was rolling out the funds for this through our justice and policing committees, JPCs, to local community groups. There was a reluctance between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion (21 Sep 2021)

Niamh Smyth: ...try to get that scheme up and running. It was for CCTV cameras around our towns and villages to combat crime and to have this type of evidence. However, there was huge difficulty in terms of the data storage, data protection and data retention. At the time, after lots of toing and froing, I realised that the onus for that data protection and data storage lay firmly with local...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Niamh Smyth: ...work and our deliberations. To me, social media platforms are currently like the Wild West - anything goes. I do not accept some of the statements today on the swiftness with which harmful online data are dealt with. This comes not only from my own experience but also from the experience of many of the witnesses we have had before us when it comes to protecting children. I would also...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Niamh Smyth: ...my colleagues for sticking with it. I also thank Deputy Andrews for joining us today. At our next meeting, we will be joined by representatives of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the Data Protection Commission to discuss online safety and media regulations.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: ...of us should ever forget. It is a piece of our history that should be recorded and archived to ensure that the 550 testimonies which make up the vast majority of survivor evidence is retained and protected. I appreciate and am aware that the Minister has written to the commission in respect of the audio recordings and tapes allegedly destroyed on the grounds that survivors were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (20 Oct 2020)

Niamh Smyth: 538. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the resistance of local authorities to become the data controller for a scheme (details supplied); if her Department has issued further guidelines to local authorities on this issue; and if not, if her attention has been drawn to the fact a local organisation is eager to apply but is aware...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Niamh Smyth: ...may have been some positive developments in recent times, the current action plan is not capable of delivering the necessary annual emission targets to meet our Paris Agreement commitments. The latest data from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, indicated that Ireland ranked 26th out of 28 EU countries for progress to the 2020 renewable targets. If we do not make the...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (21 May 2020)

Niamh Smyth: ...Trust. Unfortunately, he was not so optimistic that the pandemic is giving nature a real opportunity to rejuvenate itself. He spoke strongly about the need to put in place more tangible efforts to protect our wildlife. It is good to see our cultural institutions like the National Museum of Ireland working with the Heritage Council to launch the Know Your 5K initiative, which invites...

Report on the Arts: Motion (7 Nov 2019)

Niamh Smyth: ...from representatives from the Arts Council as well as the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on governance and funding in the arts. The committee discussed what could be done to strengthen the protections that exist for those working in the arts sector. The second meeting took place in February 2018 and discussed the theme of arts in education and subsequent meetings...

Loss of Biodiversity and Extinction of Species: Statements (29 May 2019)

Niamh Smyth: ...of some green island dedicated to sustainability and the sad reality. It is evident that the Government is leaving the country in a worse state for the next generation. It is also evident that biodiversity protection is not prioritised in relevant Departments. I appreciate that warnings of major biodiversity loss are nothing new in Ireland, but we are seeing a much greater focus on the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2018)

Niamh Smyth: ...believe only four applications have been successful, at a cost of €120,000. JPCs across the country, including those I know locally in Cavan and Monaghan, are completely frustrated with the issue of data protection and the question as to who is ultimately responsible for it. The scheme is devised for communities yet the application process is tedious, lengthy, complex and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (20 Mar 2018)

Niamh Smyth: ...Environment the uptake of the trading online voucher scheme both in 2017 and since the scheme’s introduction by county; if the scheme is being expanded; if so, if such an expansion will include data protection and cyber security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12664/18]

Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: ...about the timeline being reported regarding implementation of the committee's proposals. It has been suggested that it could take as long as 18 months before certain measures, such as the creation of a detailed database to combat fraud, are implemented. This indicates that the Government is not paying the right attention to the crisis. The key recommendations around the following issues...