Results 1-20 of 29 for data protection speaker:Niall Ó Donnghaile

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...working tirelessly on behalf of all women and society, including Safe Ireland, Women's Aid, rape crisis centres and the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland and local domestic violence refuges. We commend the provision of supports and services in protecting women and their children and the efforts all of them and indeed others put into shaping public policy. However, these organisations need...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ..., Deputy Kerrane. As welcome as the core payment increases are, it is important to note they are not enough to lift people out of poverty. There are close to 40 different social welfare payments. The social protection system in this State has a lot of variety. In all likelihood, everyone in the State will receive some form of social welfare payment at some point in their lives such as...

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...the sound of things, the Government has failed to effectively deal with it. A proper approach to law reform in this area requires thoughtful and considered planning. I accept that there are great complexities in data retention, but with the right approach these difficulties can be resolved and overcome. I am yet to be convinced otherwise, but as I understand it the Government is...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...Change Advisory Council for failing "to provide a balanced and coherent overview of the progress of the sectors, tending to highlight the positives, and under-emphasise measures where there are data gaps or challenges." Unfortunately, this year is no different. One of the most glaring inconsistencies in climate policy is the drive for more and more data centres, yet data centres are...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: .... On International Women's Day this year the EU Commission published a proposal for a directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence through criminalisation of and sanctions for relevant offences, protection of victims, access to justice, victim support, prevention, co-ordination and co-operation. The Commission has also proposed an EU-wide data collection obligation on...

Seanad: Automated Data Exchange for Police Co-operation: Motion (26 Apr 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...eile, beidh Sinn Féin ag tacú leis an rún atá os ár gcomhair anocht. The Prüm Convention and the Schengen Agreement are a series of measures that cover cross-border co-operation in the exchange of data regarding DNA, fingerprints and vehicle registration of concerned persons involved in criminal and terrorist activities. As we know from daily experience in...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...in the right direction. The Government needs to complete this process by ratifying the optional protocol of the convention. This legal foundation will make it easier to develop the social model and protect the human rights of those people who are disabled. The task before us is formidable but nonetheless doable. The scale of the task is reflected in the findings of the disability...

Seanad: Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (10 Mar 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...Senator O'Loughlin rightly said, it is when there is a victim or when someone is hurt or impacted as result of speech that it crosses a line. The thinking behind this motion is to create a more inclusive and protective Europe. Its intention is to expand the list of EU crimes to include hate speech and hate crime. The list of EU crimes is already extensive. Colleagues have referred to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...of breaking through. It is possibly the most significant cyberattack on the Irish State and prompts questions about the robustness of the State's cybersecurity. This goes right to the heart of data and systems security, not to mention the impact it has had on services. For years now Sinn Féin has included in its alternative budgets the need to significantly invest in improving and...

Seanad: European Digital Green Certificate: Statements (7 May 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...that matter, in regard to local services which involve the free movement of people, especially young people, in and out of bars, restaurants and venues attracting the public. The intention in limiting people's free movement is to protect all of society and the easing of restrictions should be to do likewise. We must be careful in our anxiety to get it right that we do not lock people out...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Mar 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...the amendments again here in the Seanad because we are keen to have a proper debate on them and, hopefully, to give Seanadóirí the opportunity to vote in favour of them. The Sinn Féin amendments cover the following crucial areas: practical steps to ensure data is shared North and South to ensure the relevant officials in this State are aware of those who arrive via Belfast,...

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...of an average of €700 per child. That is a failing on the part of the State and we should act to give workers and families a break. Sinn Féin will table an amendment in this regard in the hope of standardising the regulation and collation of data on voluntary contributions. It is proposed in the Bill that review of the ministerial guidelines shall be at the discretion of the...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...information from public view and engaging in cartel-like behaviour. The report stated that all witnesses who appeared before the committee, except for the insurance industry itself, had highlighted the absence of data-sharing and a complete absence of transparency across the sector as a serious problem. The absence of this information meant it was impossible to get to the root cause of...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...assault or any crime of a sexual nature is a very serious crime and should carry one of the highest penalties. While not perfect, the law dealing with sexual offences is ever changing. We can still do much more to protect the victims of sexual offences, be that their treatment by the courts or increasing funding to services dealing with victims of such crimes. Generally speaking, there...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...issue on amendment No. 24 and what it seeks to do was summed up well by Senator Ruane. We have flagged and talked previously and at length about the dangers concerned with cultivating and harvesting data relating to young people. I am keen to hear what the Minister has to say on some of the more mechanical points raised about the general data protection regulation. I believe it would be...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 16:In page 28, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“38.(1) No application to access data processed for journalistic purposes may be made by any party, including, for the avoidance of doubt, an authorised officer, An Garda Síochána, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commissioner, the Revenue Commissioners or the Defence Forces, except by...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 23:In page 30, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(4) (a) Such regulations shall be referred to the Data Protection Commissioner before their enactment, who shall conduct an impact assessment, undertaken by the Data Protection Commission. (b) The impact assessment shall have the purpose of ascertaining whether the proposed processing of special...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 36:In page 37, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:"(11) (a) Any regulations under this section shall be referred to the Data Protection Commissioner before their enactment, who shall conduct an impact assessment, undertaken by the Data Protection Commission. (b) The impact assessment shall have the purpose of ascertaining whether the proposed processing of...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I move amendment No. 44:In page 65, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:"Protection of data protection officers83. (1) The Data Protection Commission, shall provide a protection, whereby data protection officers may seek the assistance of the Data Protection Commissioner, due to the fact that the data protection office is not in a position to carry out their role fully, due to...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...that "[t]he Commission may decide to impose an administrative fine on a controller or processor that is a public authority or body". It would allow public bodies to be fined for breaches of data protection legislation, which is not allowed for by the Bill in its current form. Appreciating that the Minister may come at this issue by suggesting it is effectively a zero-sum game, what we...