Results 1-11 of 11 for data protection speaker:Mairead Farrell

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (5 Mar 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 455. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 27 February 2024, the meaning of travel itinerary; what information must be included in this as evidence of travel; if a signed letter from the DA recipient outlining the dates they will be abroad is acceptable; and the legal basis for requesting and holding the travel data of DA...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (27 Feb 2024)

Mairead Farrell: ...As a result of the housing crisis, we are reliant on people to open their doors. They can earn up to €14,000 per year tax free. Despite such tax reliefs, this type of accommodation enjoys almost no protection. For example, renters do not have access to notice periods and can be evicted overnight. I have been approached by students who were evicted overnight. It is a terrifying...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Film Sector Tax Credits: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Mairead Farrell: There were concerns on data in terms of blacklisting and on bogus self-employment. As people who work around the industry, if they have not been concerns that have been highlighted with Screen Ireland before - I would imagine that it is perhaps coming out of this committee - that is something that we would very strongly say needs to be looked at from what we have heard from witnesses. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022 (6 Apr 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...laid out in his opening statement and as has been said by Senator Higgins, this is a very reasonable amendment. The Minister of State also mentioned in his opening statement how Article 23 of the data protection regulation, as well as section 60 of the Data Protection Act 2018, allow for rights to be restricted in certain circumstances in order to protect important objectives of general...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Mar 2022)

Mairead Farrell: ...and Sport his advice for residents in Connemara that are applying for or renewing driver licences and do not have any legal obligation to obtain a Public Services Card following the result of the Data Protection Commissioner’s report given that the NDLS centre in Clifden, County Galway remains closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10985/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Commissioner Designate (9 Dec 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...giving of jurisdiction to the Ombudsman’s office over complaints from people living in direct provision and that this will form an important area of work for the office. Does he have the data on how many complaints were received by this office by people in direct provision, which would be of some interest and is very important? He stated that he wants to have a strong focus on...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Mairead Farrell: The amendment relates to climate action and energy security. It calls on the Department to carry out research into the total amount of capital allowances that a company has used against data centre investments to reduce their tax liabilities. This would be interesting. Under current law, companies may claim capital allowances against money invested in data centres to reduce or completely...

Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Feb 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...to pay €2 million in fines last year. That is remarkable, considering that a report by Europol found that between 2006 and 2014 Ireland had 2% of all reported suspicious financial transactions of EU member states. We have also been slow to implement the outstanding elements of the EU directive on the protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting, which is the...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Mairead Farrell: ...in the homes, despite the horrific level of infant mortality. I again pay tribute again to the survivors’ determination, bravery and courage in fighting to ensure that their voices are finally heard. Like several of the reports that have come before us, this report must prompt the Government to act urgently to ensure the human rights of survivors are protected and that their...

Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2020)

Mairead Farrell: The motion relates to regulations which came into operation on 30 October 2019. The Data Protection Act 2018 (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2019 were introduced to permit the rights of data subjects under Articles 12 through 22 and 34 and controllers' obligations under Article 5 of the general data protection regulation, GDPR, to be restricted to the extent necessary and proportionate...

Expenditure Response to Covid-19 Crisis: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...times and it is worth noting that when the Revised Estimates were debated in May and additional expenditure was sought, we knew that much of it had already been spent. That is reflective of the extreme fluidity and uncertainty of the situation in which we are living. Voted spending is now well above pre-pandemic forecasts, with social protection and health naturally accounting for the...