Results 1-6 of 6 for data protection speaker:Annie Hoey

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...does address hate crime, which is the ultimate signal crime. In targeting a person's inherent identity, the hate crime perpetrator instils fear into the entire community that shares the victim's protected characteristic. We have referenced today the incident in Navan and the ripple effect it has had on the LGBT community and not just the young members of that community. Every single week...

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...which is why equal supports for all health workers must be made a reality. The reality is that workers are regularly assaulted in the public health service and we must do better to ensure they are protected. There were 5,593 reported assaults against nursing and midwifery staff in the period between January 2021 and October 2022. I think we all know this is an under-reporting of assaults...

Seanad: Moving Towards Zero Tolerance of Violence against Women: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Annie Hoey: ...8 March 2019 and came into force on 1 July 2019. It created a comprehensive legal framework for combating violence against women and it placed a focus on the prevention of domestic violence, the protection of victims and the prosecution of offenders. It also requires that Ireland exercise due diligence regarding violence against women. Annually, the domestic abuse services receive more...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Sep 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...of the summer. I am thankful the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage realised the error of its ways and that it was the body that had responsibility for the zoo and had the protected disclosure. Colour me surprised when I learned, once again via the media, that the Department's own body for parks and wildlife would be investigating the claims made in the protected...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2021)

Annie Hoey: .... People must be given access to State and privately held administrative files. I and several legal experts believe that withholding those records would be considered a violation of general data protection regulation, GDPR, legislation. Survivors need access to redress. I do not believe that the 2015 Act to provide healthcare for Magdalen survivors was sufficient. Survivors must get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Annie Hoey: ...document might be concerned that there will not be. Questions have been asked and answered around IT infrastructure, accessibility, IT poverty and equality of access, but what about the issue of data protection, which is everyone's favourite topic? How will it be managed and who will be the person responsible for it? We have discussed staffing. Comprehensive work has been done on...