Results 1-14 of 14 for data protection speaker:Richard O'Donoghue

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2023)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...family. For a young woman of 22 years of age to lose her life in such a tragic way is horrific. I ask the Tánaiste about one of his Ministers ignoring Transport Infrastructure Ireland's, TII, data on spending funds on restructuring roads and maintenance of existing roads. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, decided against it even though his Department has full data that show the...

Energy Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...a 9.2 per cent cost of living increase between October 2021 and October 2022; — inflation is now at its highest level in Ireland since 1984 when it was 9.7 per cent, according to Central Statistics Office data; — the main drivers of inflation in Ireland are energy costs; — last month was the thirteenth consecutive month where Ireland's rate of inflation, as...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Civil Service (15 Nov 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The general data protection regulation, GDPR, is being used as an outright breach of transparency to the taxpayer. Given that the taxpayer foots the bill, GDPR legislation was never intended to be interpreted to ensure that non-payment to any individual could never be published again. Using GDPR legislation in this manner is very dangerous. Today it could be used to block transparency...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...Group asked for the opening of oil and gas exploration, against which the Minister of State voted here in this House, until we have an alternative. Central Statistics Office figures show that the data centres used 14% of our metered electricity last year, now rising to 30%. The European Commission in 2020 put data centres as using 2.7%. We are at 14% and we are heading to 30%. Where is...

Europe Day: Statements (10 May 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...anniversary of the Irish referendum on EU membership, which was held on 10 May 1972. Many good regulations and enforcements have come because we joined the EU. Roaming charges were abolished and data protection regulations were introduced. However, since 2019, when the European Green Deal was introduced for the EU, with the aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, Ireland paid a...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...is more transparent and easier to navigate than it is currently so that increased participation will happen. Turas Nua was appointed as a JobPath provider by the Department of Social Protection. The JobPath scheme left a lot to be desired for many people who found themselves out of work through no fault of their own. They found they were used for financial gain and pressurised into...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...emissions, especially in the electricity sector for which a target of 80% is planned. I find that difficult to understand, particularly as demand is set to increase with upcoming demand from data centres, an increase in population and demand for power points to service electric cars. Offshore renewable energy has the answer and all the power generated at sea will be a resource for the...

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...system to convert to electric cars, EVs. He has ensured that the purchasing if EVs is still attainable and effective even though the national grid cannot cope with any more of this because of the data centres. Are we going to put heated windows on the back of these cars so that we can push them along the road or will we be like the Flintstones with no floor in the car and running along...

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Nov 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...with 829 and Cork University Hospital with 688. UHL has experienced some of the worst overcrowding in recent times with a total of 1,080 people being treated on trolleys. How can we talk about data protection and the general data protection regulation, GDPR, in these conditions? The only way for the Government to help the nurses is to pay them appropriately. It has spent millions...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...towns and villages who moved to Dublin and other parts of the country stood up for the culture and heritage they came from. Ireland generates only 0.1% of global CO2 emissions according to world trading data. Asia counts for 54% and that is increasing. According to the EPA, agriculture in Ireland is the biggest contributor of emissions at 34%. Methane amounts to 53% of agriculture...

Project Ireland 2040: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...to democratically review and decide upon local and city/county development plans; — since 1966, Ireland’s population has grown by over two million, with most of this growth within the Greater Dublin Area; — in accordance with Central Statistics Office data, around 37 per cent of the population live in rural Ireland; — the Government has failed to provide...

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: I thank Sinn Féin and Deputy Funchion for bringing forward this Bill. Under the Data Protection Act and the GDPR, data being held by the State relating to persons should be given to adoptees. The Government must explain why this data is being held. Copies of information the held should be given to adoptees. This would be their entitlement under Article 15.3 of the GDPR. In 2019,...

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...believe anyone will be alienated by the proposed public consultation process. The public consultation on the N20-M20 project, as the Minister knows, is under way at the moment. Due to the general data protection regulation, GDPR, requirements, letters could not be sent out to 5,000 householders to let them know the routes that were involved. There was a flyer-type system for getting the...

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Jul 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...been involved in this sector all his life and I would tell them that planning restrictions are an issue. Many buildings are being held up because of conservation. We have iconic buildings that need to be protected, but townhouses are also being held up because the authorities want to protect the structures. We can fix this with a small bit of common sense, by working with people and...