Results 1-20 of 444 for data protection speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Mar 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union was published on 19th October 2022 and must be transposed by 15th November 2024. The Directive aims to ensure that workers in the Union are protected by adequate minimum wages allowing for a decent living wherever they work. The Directive includes three sets of measures: 1. One of the goals of the Directive is to increase the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (27 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...to date information available on each destination. It is the longstanding policy of the Department not to publish details of individual transactions or the traders involved in these transactions in order to protect commercially sensitive information. Therefore, all export data is published in aggregated format. The Report under the Control of Exports Act 2008 covering the period...

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

Simon Coveney: ...the General Scheme to Government for approval in early 2024. All Other LegislationProtection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill - General Scheme to be published in Q1 2024.EU Data Bill - Work expected to commence on drafting the General Scheme in Q1 2024.Co-operative Societies Bill 2022 - Pre-legislative Scrutiny published in May 2023. Drafting is ongoing with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (8 Feb 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...with the relevant state bodies on matters relating to cross-border working, including remote and hybrid working. -My Department is continuing to engage with the Department of Finance to obtain better data on the nature and extent of cross-border working. The Department of Finance has commissioned the ESRI to undertake research into the prevalence of cross-border working, including remote...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: ...costs for some businesses, they will also bring economic and societal benefits by means of increasing disposable incomes and addressing in-work poverty. My Department is working with the Department of Social Protection on a report that examines the impact of changes to working conditions. I have no doubt the report, which I expect to receive shortly and a draft of which I have already...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: Further to the information provided to the Deputy last week, I wish to clarify that both aggregated data and person-specific data sets are transferred by my Department to other departments, State bodies and local authorities. These transfers only occur where validation of data sets is required in order to deliver my Department's official functions. For example, a weekly transfer of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, the formalisation of data sharing arrangements was introduced by the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 and was supplemented by the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019, with the commencement of final sections of that Act coming into effect on 16th December last year. Schedules of personal or person-specific data are therefore not available for the last 20 years. ...

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

Simon Coveney: ...of illegal and harmful online content and disinformation. Recent terrible events at home and abroad have underscored how acute these dangers are, and the need for governments to act to protect citizens and society at large. It was with this objective that the EU adopted, in November 2022, the EU digital services regulation. The regulation establishes a pioneering regulatory framework to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Simon Coveney: No, but I can say that the value of data centres is not the people who are employed in them. There is no digital economy without data centres. All sectors of the economy are moving onto digital platforms. If we want to develop a resilient economy in the future that can protect the quality of life we have in Ireland, that can provide the kind of employment and career opportunities that many...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...at a company, which I am very familiar with, called Treemetrics in County Cork. It received an ESA contribution of €1.2 million towards the development of its technology. Satellite imaging, data analysis and advanced forest measurement technology will be used to provide more accurate forest carbon credit estimates. Effectively, we are using imagery from space to allow us to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...and permanent availability of finance is also necessary. Regarding the setting of KPIs for green preparedness, it not a surprise there is a lot of discussion in Government on how we facilitate data centres rather than whether we do so. We have a Government statement, which is effectively policy on the facilitation of sustainable data centres in the future, which requires data centres...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...and technology, that can be used for both civil and military applications. The ‘Dual-use’ exports from Ireland are predominantly mainstream business ICT products, both hardware and software, (networking, data storage, cybersecurity). They are categorised as ‘Dual-use’ items as a consequence of the fact that they make use of strong encryption for data protection...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (7 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: My Department led on the publication of the original 'Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland's Enterprise Strategy' in summer 2018. A revised version of this Statement was developed and published in July of 2022, with collaboration on both documents from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Functions (25 Oct 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...standards. This allows them to demonstrate that they operate to the highest international standards. The specific standards NSAI audit organisations against in the area of environmental protection include: ISO 14001, an International Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Standard, was developed to help organisations identify, manage and control those activities that have an...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...increase will allow for a total of €18 million to be directed at current expenditure priorities next year and will be particularly targeted at increasing the resources of our regulatory agencies. Specifically, I am increasing the budget of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission by 25% next year. The CCPC is the main regulatory authority in Ireland to enforce...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (12 Oct 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...client companies, and with the relevant state bodies on matters relating to cross-border remote working. - My Department is continuing to engage with the Department of Finance to obtain better data on the nature and extent of cross-border working. The Department of Finance has commissioned the ESRI to undertake research into the prevalence of cross-border working, including remote and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (12 Oct 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...2022 and which is set to be fully enforced in Member States from 17 February 2024. This regulation mandates due diligence obligations on online intermediary service providers to enhance consumer protection and safeguard fundamental rights online. It establishes robust transparency and clear accountability frameworks for online platforms while promoting innovation, growth, and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Simon Coveney: The answer below has been compiled in respect of personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR"). As the Deputy will be aware, the GDPR was introduced on 25th May 2018. From that date, Data Controllers are mandated under Article 33(5) of the GDPR to record all personal data breaches that occur within their organisations. These records may be reviewed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Protection (13 Jun 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...connect directly to the Department’s network using secure, encrypted channels. Those laptops are by default connected directly to the Department’s network and staff are advised to save all data to that network. The Department’s pilot Blended Working Policy reminds staff that legislative requirements place certain obligations on employers and employees, regardless of...