Results 1-20 of 57 for data protection speaker:Malcolm Byrne

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (30 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...as I am in County Wexford. It frustrates members of the public, Tidy Towns associations, development groups and local councillors and we want to be able to use this new technology, in line with data protection regulations, to catch some of these criminals. On foot of the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, having signed the regulations, I wrote to every local authority to inquire as...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...legislation with this philosophy is critical. It is my strong belief, and the Government should never apologise for saying this, that citizens and consumers should have the same rights, opportunities and protections online as they do offline. The legislation, even though it is technical legislation, supports these principles. I was glad that when we debated in quite a lot of detail the...

Seanad: Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: .... It is also important when we talk about healthcare and AI that there is always a right to a second opinion and that is maintained. Algorithms already out-perform radiologists identifying malignant tumours and cancers and large data models are being used to assist in clinical trials. That is just one area where it is positive. In every single area, from education to agriculture, it...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...is provision for local authorities to be able to use CCTV to deal with illegal dumping. I am conscious of the ongoing delays with the negotiations between the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, and the Data Protection Commission but when we roll out that strategy next year, I would like to see as part of the additional funding provided to local government in this regard that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill brought through the Houses by the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and enacted. As part of this process it was agreed there would be engagement between the Data Protection Commissioner and local government agencies, the Local Government Management Agency and other organisations. All of this was supposed to have been done by last Christmas. Codes...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ..., last week, I raised the urgent need for a debate on technology. I mentioned that it was anticipated that we would probably see the largest ever fine issued against a technology company by the Data Protection Commission in the case regarding Meta. This is not just about Meta. It is about the importance of having a debate on how to utilise the opportunities offered by emerging...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...are provided by section 39 organisations, the vulnerability with regard to a cyberattack will not be on the HSE but rather some section 39 organisations. Many of these organisations carry important patient data. As part of our debate on cybersecurity in the health services, we need to know how we will protect the data in section 39 organisations. The difficulty is that when those...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ..., National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Deputy Ossian Smyth, has responsibility for eGovernment. Issues relating to cybersecurity and so on are the responsibility of the Department of Defence. Data protection is the responsibility of the Department of Justice. When we deal with infrastructure in terms of digital technologies, that is all to do with the Department of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (29 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...out on the provisions regarding the use of CCTV and other technologies to help combat illegal dumping and littering that are part of the aforementioned Act. There had been discussions with the Data Protection Commission, DPC, and the Local Government Management Association, LGMA. The Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, indicated that by early this year, the agreement with the LGMA would be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...previous answer. It was the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 by name and by nature. I will give an example. The reply I received last October stated: In order to address data protection concerns, the Act also sets out a number of conditions that must be complied with prior to the introduction and the use of CCTV and other mobile recording devices by local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...catch those who are engaging in illegal dumping. While in the past local authorities could use the technology there was not the necessary underpinning legal framework and a number of them fell foul of the Data Protection Commissioner. The legislation now allows for them to do this. While it is certainly the case that local authorities, tidy towns groups, and various local development...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Minister for approval and that, from 2023, local authorities will be in a position to adopt them. By the spring, no local authority should have an excuse that it has not got the necessary general data protection regulation compliance codes in place to roll out the technologies. I welcome the anti-dumping initiative funding. It may be a case of providing some of the CCTV equipment. If...

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

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome the Minister to the House. General data protection regulation, GDPR, often gets a bad rep but Europe should be rightly proud of the fact that we place a great emphasis on data protection and data privacy. I do not think anybody intended when GDPR was being designed that we would have seen a case like the Dwyer case where, essentially, the data privacy protection regimes would be...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...the legislation. I am glad to say that many of them echo those of the Bill I proposed and that we debated a number of months ago. I am obviously keen to ensure that in as far as possible, it will be general data protection regulation, GDPR, compliant but I am also keen that the legislation will be technology neutral as new technologies are developed. We spoke previously around areas...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...allowed the creation or perpetuation of an algorithm or platform that allows for online harm. We all want this Bill and the commission to succeed, but there are the same challenges that we have seen with data protection, which is not taken sufficiently seriously by certain companies, which worries me. In two or three years, when the commission is up and running, we want directors in...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...it will get lost, that having experience in broadcasting as one of the specific areas would be particularly important. Yes, one of the areas should be digital empowerment but I am not sure about data protection. Perhaps data protection is more appropriate with the Data Protection Commission in terms of experience and responsibility but I think that can be teased out. The Minister will...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson-Designate (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...was considering pre-legislative scrutiny of this legislation and speaking with the Department, it was indicated to the committee that the commission would need to grow to at least the level of the Data Protection Commission, DPC, at present, which is about 180 full-time equivalents. We are certainly looking at least at that size, and then more if the commission does become the point of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson-Designate (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...country, and that is why we have concerns regarding the staffing complement of the new body. The move to regulate the social media companies represents a significant challenge. We have seen the Data Protection Commissioner, DPC, and other regulators, impose significant fines for breaches of codes, etc. Ms Craig has experience of having to deal with breaches of various media codes. My...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...There will be challenges for us regulating in the metaverse space as well. Does Ms Haugen think there is anything that we, as legislators, should look at in this regard? Ms Haugen is aware the Data Protection Commissioner here has responded to some of her criticisms and has offered to meet her. That would certainly be useful. Would Ms Haugen be happy to meet the Data Protection...