Results 1-20 of 22 for data protection speaker:Steven Matthews

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Steven Matthews: It is a complex area. There are gaps in the data we have regarding landlords. The Residential Tenancies Board has put figures out for the number of tenancies in the country but of course that is a function of the landlord to register the tenancy. For the CSO figures, it is a function of the householder or the person occupying the house on the night of the census to figure out if they are a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Steven Matthews: Earlier, we talked about data collection. Previous surveys were mentioned. The offshore renewable industry has comprehensive, environmental information collection systems. The National Parks and Wildlife Service is doing something probably on coastal special areas of conservation and special protection areas. It also observes the collection of data. I do not know if this comes under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everyone. Today the committee meets to discuss discrepancies in data collection in the private rental sector. We are joined by Mr. Cormac Halpin, senior statistician with responsibility for census outputs, and Mr. Kieran Culhane, senior statistician with responsibility for the statistical systems co-ordination unit, Central Statistics Office, CSO. They are very welcome and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: ...to members. We extended an invitation to today's meeting to the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB. Representatives of the board were unable to attend the meeting but they sent us on the latest relevant data they have collected. Before we proceed, I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they be physically present within the confines of the place in which the Parliament has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (26 Jan 2023)

Steven Matthews: It was interesting that Mr. Cronin mentioned the non-scientific data and the more qualitative data that would come from the statutory and non-statutory engagement, which a lot of the developers would also do. Through Wexford, Wicklow, Dún Laoghaire and Dublin at the moment a lot of the offshore developers are having those public meetings and are gathering those data, including what...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...to be given the clearance to do that. Does the term “fixed system” apply to the CCTV cameras that are used in buses in order to keep bus lanes clear? I completely understand the issue around data protection. However, as a cyclist, I have experienced close passes and while I do not have a camera on my helmet, many cyclists do. There is the ability to upload and send those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022-2027: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of Leinster House in order to participate in public meetings. Those attending remotely from within the Leinster House complex are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their contributions to today's meeting. This means they have an absolute defence against any defamation action for anything they say at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (27 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...O'Donoghue's question, when county development plans or local area plans are being prepared, they will always show a map identifying the structures in the area that are listed in the register of protected structures. Is it compulsory to include mapping of archaeological sites in county development or local area plans? Will these two designations of general protection and special...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: ...by Technological University, TU, Dublin. I am delighted to welcome Mr. Odran Reid and Ms Helen Murray O'Connor from TU Dublin, who will talk about some of the spatial planning aspects and the data and information we require in terms of our spatial analysis of our land, properties and buildings, as well as the planning aspect of it. I thank both Mr. Reid and Ms Murray O'Connor for their...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I understand where the Deputies are coming from on the interim measures. We all want to ensure that as we develop in a maritime area, we have protections in place for that fragile environment. We are all aware of that. However, the wording of the amendment does not deal in specifics, although I understand the Deputy's point from his comments. He spoke about relevant projects but the...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputies for putting down the amendment and for the opportunity to speak on it. With regard to marine protected areas, members of the committee will remember, and Members of the House will have seen, the report from the Oireachtas committee and the recommendations we made when we were carrying out the pre-legislative scrutiny on the marine development management Bill, as it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: In the committee's engagement with the Irish Environmental Network, IEN, it was noted that there is a lack of scientific data on our maritime area. Any development that takes place in the maritime area is going to be subjected to an environmental impact assessment, which will generate data. Does Mr. Cronin see that data-gathering aspect as part of development feeding into our science base...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Cronin for that answer. I have a further question on the data. We have a massive space and when one designates an SAC or SPA, it is because of a species or habitat that is present that one arrives at that point. Because of the vast area we have and the lack of science and data, or not enough data on many parts of it, will that present difficulty in our saying we think this...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: ...did receive the correspondence that we sought, looking for where those recommendations were brought into the published Bill. There was a suggestion that the committee recommended that marine protected areas should be part of the Bill. That is partially true. The committee did suggest that marine protected areas should be part of the Bill, or, the same recommendation also included...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: ...arisen from witnesses who have attended so far. We have had a number of sessions on this Bill, which is hugely important and covers much ground and area. We have had witnesses with expertise in data management, data protection and online advertising. The Data Protection Commission, a number of social media organisations and officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: ...and vote back at home. We need to be able to address the gaps in the register and how we can make it easier for people to move about but remain on it. I also raise the use of the register, the data contained in it, the access to a marked register, the electoral register, the updated register, and the information that is contained therein. We need to give people confidence that their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Steven Matthews: We have the general secretaries here today because, ultimately, the responsibility for ensuring compliance with data protection rests with the secretary general on behalf of his or her party. Is Deputy Ó Broin a member of the executive? Does he have an executive function within the party?

Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: ..., local government and water sections. I am particularly delighted to see the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, take on this role, given his lifetime of experience, activism and commitment to protecting our natural, built and cultural heritage. Our built heritage is of vital economic and social value. Throughout our regional towns and cities, we have spectacular examples of Victorian...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Taoiseach. It is particularly important that investment and supports are required for the data gathering and science gathering we need for marine areas. While I fully support the offshore renewable energy industry and the positive benefits it can bring in areas like job creation, energy resilience and surety of supply, we must ensure that development is carried out with marine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: The committee is continuing pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the electoral reform Bill 2020. We are joined from the Data Protection Commission by Mr. Dale Sunderland, deputy commissioner, and Mr. David Murphy, assistant commissioner. We are also joined by Ms Liz Carolan, executive director of Digital Action. Opening statements have been circulated to members. I ask...