Results 1-20 of 32 for data protection speaker:Thomas Byrne

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Byrne: ...that were taking 40 working days in March are now taking 20 working days or less. If someone's passport is out of date for more than five years, the application becomes a first-time application again. The reason for this is simple. The Department, due to data protection regulations and its own procedures, does not hold for more than 15 years the information that someone provides. As...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2022)

Thomas Byrne: ...an evaluation of the impact of roadmap commitments. The social inclusion roadmap steering group, which monitors the implementation of the roadmap, has met seven times to date. The most recent poverty data are from the 2021 survey on income and living conditions, which was published by the Central Statistics Office on 6 May 2022. There were welcome reductions in all three national rates...

Seanad: Uyghur Tribunal: Motion (9 Feb 2022)

Thomas Byrne: ...related to Xinjiang made by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, CERD. I will return to that issue. Previously in the Seanad, the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Brophy, set out our proud history of supporting the protection of human rights around the world, including in the People's Republic of China. Ireland is committed to the universality, indivisibility and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (8 Dec 2021)

Thomas Byrne: ...over many years has shown that there can be significant costs associated with disability. As the Senator is aware, to gain a better understanding of these costs the Department of Social Protection commissioned Indecon to conduct an independent cost-of-disability study. The report was presented to the Cabinet and published yesterday, as the Senator has noted. The programme for Government...

Seanad: Interim Report of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Motion (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Byrne: ...substantially in additional State capacity to meet certification needs, as well as providing guidance, advice and support for exporters. Of course, it is not just business that is affected by the withdrawal of the UK. The report recognises the impact it has had on individual citizens in areas such as health, education and data flows. There have been positive developments in these areas,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Data Protection (21 Jul 2020)

Thomas Byrne: As I outlined, the Government is fully committed to the highest standards of data protection being in place for the benefit of Irish and other EU citizens. The Minister, Deputy McEntee, supports the entitlement of people across the EU to exercise their rights of data protection. However, the independence of our courts and the European Court of Justice must be respected, as must the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Data Protection (21 Jul 2020)

Thomas Byrne: ...ten years. I am glad to be responding to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality. It is a very important case. The Deputy has mentioned the implications for Ireland's data protection regime of the recent judgement of the European Court of Justice on the EU-US privacy shield. I welcome the opportunity to update the House on the matter. The Government respects...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Thomas Byrne: ...have been, and are, working against the odds. The Minister has put forward a system of calculated grades. We want the class of 2020, their rights and their progression through education to be protected to the best of the State's ability. These calculated grades differ slightly from the system I suggested but I accept the reason the Department has given for putting this system forward....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (12 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding CCTV cameras in Duleek and Donore, County Meath, and the implications of a recent decision by the Data Protection Commissioner. [52366/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (10 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: ...I am proud that the DEIS scheme was established by Fianna Fáil to provide the supports needed to ensure that every child can reach his or her potential. The DEIS scheme works and it should be protected and enhanced so that children from disadvantaged backgrounds can have a greater opportunity to reach their full potential. The DEIS scheme appears to be working. The Minister will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (4 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 60. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent of data sharing between Irish Rail and her Department on the free travel scheme and public services card. [50357/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (4 Dec 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the recent ruling of the Data Protection Commissioner on the public services card. [50358/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 596. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 221 to 223, inclusive, of 13 November 2019, the number of times in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 data relating to free travel passes was shared with Irish Rail. [48053/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 221,222 and 223 of 13 November 2019, the number of times in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 data relating to expired free travel passes was shared with Irish Rail. [48054/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department retains data regarding to the free travel pass in relation to individual journeys undertaken; and the length of time such data is retained. [46806/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Nov 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time data is retained in all contexts in relation to the free travel pass; and if there is a policy in relation to the free travel pass and data retention. [46808/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (23 Oct 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she has taken to ensure the public services card is compliant with the law on data protection. [43553/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (25 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: 16. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the recent report by the Data Protection Commission into the use of the public services card. [38845/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Eligibility Criteria of Student Universal Support Ireland: Discussion (12 Sep 2019)

Thomas Byrne: ...was not accepted that it was of zero value and it put someone over the limit. I am sure someone would have taken it but it certainly was of no use to the family. Moreover, in breach of the general data protection regulation, GDPR, legislation, SUSI requires Deputies - and presumably Senators - to provide consents for constituents. Under the GDPR legislation, SUSI can assume that we...

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Thomas Byrne: ...issue. There has been none of that in the Department of Education and Skills. The Minister of State spoke about the school meals programme operated by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. That has its purpose, of course, but is not targeted at homeless children and we want to ensure that homeless children who are in danger of not having meals and unable to take...