Results 1-20 of 69 for data protection speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (30 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...in artificial intelligence, language processing, social science and AI ethics. She is also one of Ireland’s nominees to the Global Partnership in AI. Susan is a funded investigator with Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics and is leading several projects on trustworthy AI. Mr. Seán Mullaney is currently CTO of Algolia, an AI powered search and discovery platform...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ..., engage with stakeholders and publish progress of actions every six months, Enhancing and reforming the role of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, Giving the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission more effective enforcement powers to punish and deter anti-competitive conduct, and Creating an office within Government tasked with encouraging greater competition in the Irish...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: As the Senator said, the Bill currently provides that the Minister of the day may prescribe suitable and specific measures for processing special categories of personal data. Amendment No. 41 proposes that the provision be modified to oblige the Minister within 12 months of the passing of the DSA, to prescribe specific measures for the processing of special categories of personal data....

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: I will speak to the amendment but the Data Protection Commission is in a different Department, obviously. I have had engagement with it in my Ministry. It has developed significant robustness in recent years, with a record fine of €1.2 billion imposed on Meta. I wish Ms Helen Dixon well in her new role.In addition to preparing the Bill, however, we have ensured that Coimisiún...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Closures (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...and of an entrepreneurial culture, there has been some suggestion that particular stresses are emerging in some sectors of the economy. My Department is working with the Department of Social Protection on a report that examines the impact of forthcoming changes to working conditions. This report is supported by evidence received from both employer and trade union perspectives and will...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...the scope of the Bill. Therefore, all proposed amendments must be considered against this backdrop. I will reflect briefly on some of the issues raised on Second Stage. The Digital Services Act places the protection of freedom of expression at its core. It imposes rules on platforms to enhance the transparency of content moderation decisions. It provides users with a right of appeal...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, to delete line 3. This grouping of amendments relates to the disclosure of personal data. The substantive amendments in the grouping are amendments Nos. 6 and 41 to 44, inclusive. Further to a review of the Bill as part of the consultation process mandated under Article 36.4 of the general data protection regulation, the Data Protection Commission...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: I absolutely accept the spirit in which Deputy O'Reilly is coming to this. I assure her we will do everything to protect personal data. There may be circumstances in which it is necessary. We will engage with Deputy O'Reilly's team on some scenarios.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...22 and 23, to insert the following: "(c) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (3): "(3A) Where the Commission processes or discloses special categories of personal data in accordance with this section, it shall only do so where the Commission considers that the disclosure is necessary and proportionate in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation and the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...during a digital services investigation, refuses to comply with a requirement or gives false or misleading information – the obligation on Coimisiún na Meán does not apply. The reason for this is respect for private life and to protect against concerns about the publication of personal data. The intent of the DSA is to enforce regulation of intermediary service...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 43: In page 47, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(4) Where the Commission processes or discloses special categories of personal data in accordance with this section, it shall only do so where the Commission considers that the disclosure is necessary and proportionate in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation and the Act of 2018. (5)...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 44: In page 48, to delete lines 7 to 11 and substitute the following: “(9) In this section— “Act of 2018” means the Data Protection Act 2018; “personal data” has the same meaning as it has in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with...

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...the purpose of the Digital Services Bill is to provide for full implementation in Ireland of the EU regulation on a single market for digital services. This Bill will be an indispensable component of a pioneering regulatory framework to protect EU users' digital services and their fundamental rights online. The framework will rebalance the responsibilities of users, online platforms and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (13 Dec 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...) Act 2022. Recommendation 18 arising from the report states ‘The Review Group recommends that specific legislation be introduced to enable the collection, collation and analysis of all public procurement data to detect and deter bid-rigging’. Following this recommendation, as the agency with responsibility for enforcement in this area, the Competition and Consumer...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (5 Dec 2023)

Dara Calleary: There are currently 39 vacancies in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. These range from Executive Officer grade equivalent up to Principal Officer grade equivalent. Recruitment processes are currently underway with a number of posts advertised, and some at interview stage to be filled shortly. The table below sets details of each vacancy below. - Job...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tourism Industry (15 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...Fáilte Ireland is using these audits to inform local authorities to allow them to shape their specific tourism accommodation strategies. The war in Ukraine, combined with the high number of international protection applicants, has resulted in the largest humanitarian effort in the State’s history. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is...

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 Oct 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...to export control is set out in Annex I to the regulation. The majority of dual-use exports from Ireland are mainstream business ICT products, both hardware and software, for example, networking, data storage or cybersecurity. They are categorised as dual use as they use strong encryption for data protection purposes. The second key EU instrument is the Council Common Position No. 944 of...

Seanad: Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Second Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...sa Seanad chun an Bille tábhachtach seo a mholadh. The Bill transposes Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and the European Council of 25 November 2020 on representative action for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. This directive requires member states to have a mechanism for consumers to seek collective redress when they claim to have been...