Results 1-15 of 15 for data protection speaker:Johnny Mythen

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Johnny Mythen: I move amendment No. 10: In page 19, line 9, after “efficiently” to insert the following: “, including the power to compel online services to provide any data requested that pertains to public interest research, or any data that the Commissioner deems to be relevant in protection of the common good in a time specified and determined by the Commission”....

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Johnny Mythen: I move amendment No. 14: In page 19, line 4, after “efficiently” to insert the following: “, including the power to compel online services to provide any data requested that pertains to public interest research, or any data that the Commissioner deems to be relevant in protection of the common good in a time specified and determined by the Commission”. This...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ...knowledge played into this process. Safeguards for people online, especially children, are vital to mental health and well-being. The Minister must ensure there are ample options for recourse to protect people's safety rights online, including the individual complaints mechanism. I saw last night in the media that the report from the expert group on this issue was published. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Sep 2022)

Johnny Mythen: 438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated starting date for the recently announced two new Data Protection Commissioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44732/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (14 Sep 2022)

Johnny Mythen: 439. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources that the Data Protection Commission received from 2018 to date; if resources will be increased in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44733/22]

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ...increased liability premiums by 25%. They had an operating profit of 20% in 2020. Following the introduction of the new personal injury guidelines which came into force on 24 April 2021, data from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board show a 42% drop in awards. However, a recent survey by the Alliance for Insurance Reform shows that premiums have risen by 16%. I call on the Minister...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: EU Digital Services Package and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Johnny Mythen: ...that? Second, do we have a list of gatekeeper companies in Ireland? What is our definition of that? Third, Article 33 of the Digital Services Act is intended to grant researchers access to key data on the operations of the very large online platforms. Who are the researchers here? Do we know if this will be done country by country? I am interested in hearing the witnesses'...

Adoption (Information) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Sep 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...they feel this. The continuing refusal to tell adopted people their name at birth and provide them with their publicly registered birth certificate is unconstitutional and contrary to the EU general data protection regulation, GDPR. Adoptees have already waited far too long to access their records. We cannot in good conscience allow more delays and out-of-kilter laws to stand in...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...forward this motion. Its main aim is to have a public inquiry set up into the deaths of over 2,000 of our elderly citizens who died in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. It would also protect and strengthen the rights, safety and dignity of residents in nursing homes, now and well into the future. The purpose of this motion is to put into legislation better mechanisms, better...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Johnny Mythen: I will be as quick as I can. I understand RTÉ and TG4 put forward a proposal to deal with prominence, with which I agree. I think we should protect our indigenous broadcasting and our domestic news. Mr. Coveney spoke about the electronic programme guide and the primary user interface and he mentioned an advanced EPG being integrated into smart TVs. How can this legislation address...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...measures to deal with people who are still travelling during a pandemic. Sinn Féin has put forward amendments that will require all non-essential arrivals to have a PCR test post arrival, improve data-sharing between North and South and ensure the Dáil has a say in the development of new regulations. I commend my colleagues on their work in strengthening the Bill. We have...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...through deceitful and cunning methods designed for nothing more than cream-skimming off the backs of motorists and home owners. It wilfully discriminates against clients through the use of big data such as: a postcode; where the person does his or her shopping; how many addresses the person has had previously; the person's sex, age and gender; the person's education; the person's Facebook...

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...have already been discussed. I would like to focus on a few issues. This motion calls for student nurses to be paid. This is of the utmost necessity. What is needed is a sense of urgency to protect the well-being of all front-line workers, financially and in every other way possible. I spoke on the Sinn Féin motion calling for pay for student nurses and midwives two weeks ago....

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2021)

Johnny Mythen: ...to prevent animal theft. First, microchipping must be promoted and every local authority should have a scanner to assist in reconnecting families with their lost or stolen pets. Second, existing laws to protect pets must be implemented. Since 1 February 2020 we have regulations on the sale and supply of pets. Despite animal welfare organisations reporting hundreds of illegal...