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Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...are being built in to tailor eligibility to meet individual affordability needs only and to manage prices through area-based price ceilings. These price ceilings are price caps, not price targets. The price ceilings are based on real data, which is the CSO-recorded median price of new first-time buyer homes sold in each area. This means that developers will build homes in the lower half...

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...used. I am genuinely concerned, however, that we could see, month on month, a slow, steady increase in homelessness presentations as those notices to quit begin expiring, in particular by families. What we also know from the RTB data recently released to me is that almost 80% of those notices to quit are for sale of property or use by a family member as opposed to rent arrears. Whether...

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sharing time with Deputies Quinlivan and Mitchell. In some senses, this is a Bill of two parts. Part of it is very welcome, namely, that relating to the new protections for all tenants, as the Minister outlined. That is included as a result of the strong campaign by the Union of Students in Ireland, USI, and the cross-party Opposition Private Members' Bill on that matter, tabled...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Jun 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...in good time in advance of any specific decisions being made in respect of the scheme. The process involves liaison and cooperation, as appropriate, with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and with the Department of Social Protection. However, due to the fact that EWSS operates as a demand led scheme, a particular amount of funding is not allocated to any specific sector,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (23 Jun 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of data breaches suffered by his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [26101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Jun 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...out and in fashion that respects the rights of all parties.  He will also be aware of the requirements regarding recording of personal information, including camera recording, under the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as the general requirements of privacy for all persons, including driving testers. This is therefore an operational matter for the Road...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (22 Jun 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...policy, the FSPO must recognise that all parties to the account or policy have rights, entitlements and potential liabilities arising in relation to such an account or policy, and in addition certain data protection issues arise. Whether the complaint is settled by way of agreement between the parties, using the confidential Dispute Resolution Services of the FSPO, or is the subject of a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...the SAFE registration process and the online appointment system used to manage those registrations. This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and World Health Organisation guidelines and help protect the health and well-being of our customers and staff. Applications for PPSN were accepted through email and post from March 2020 to December 2020. In December 2020 an online...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the vetting processes in place for first-time house buyers to arrange viewings which asks for proof of funds; her views on whether these practices are in keeping with GDPR legislation; if not, the steps she is taking to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...on Justice on 30th March 2021. The published estimates for each of the votes (Garda Vote 20), Prisons (Vote 21), Courts Service (Vote 22), Justice Vote (Vote 24), Policing Authority (Vote 41) and Data Protection Commission (Vote 44) are available on the following URL link: For ease of reference please find attached the 2021 Revised Estimates for Public Services in pdf, which includes full...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Travel Documents (21 Jun 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Covid certificate contains only the necessary key information such as name, date of birth, date of issuance, relative information about vaccine test or recovery and a unique identifier. This data remains on the certificate and is not stored or retained when a certificate is verified in another member state. For verification purposes, only the validity and authenticity of the certificate...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Jun 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Lynn Boylan: ...and efficient homes, and developing our natural resources for the benefit of our people. We need a Government that will take on the interests that benefit from the status quo. The Tánaiste's strategy for more data centres is at odds with the State's climate strategy. At a time when we are supposed to be reducing emissions, the data centres of tech giants will add at least 1.5...

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Hildegarde Naughton: ...Association, IATA, shows that while domestic air travel demand has begun to recover globally, international passenger travel remains stalled in the face of ongoing travel restrictions. For Ireland, EUROCONTROL data show that traffic is still 84% below 2019 levels. A range of forecasts across the airline sector do not anticipate global capacity returning to pre-Covid levels before 2023 or...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Roderic O'Gorman: The Bill applies to all employees who meet the definition of employee under the Employment Equality Act. It is important to state that anybody who qualifies under that definition is protected under this legislative measure. As Senators know, that is a broad definition. In terms of the detail that is required of employers in the types of analyses they will be undertaking and publishing on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Construction Industry (17 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Damien English: ...so I cannot address it. I will certainly gather any information she wants on that space as well. There are agencies with responsibility for this - principally, Revenue, the Department of Social Protection and the WRC, which have specific units to deal with the issue. They work with anybody who issues State contracts. Most importantly, they work on information, feedback and evidence or...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State of taking the matter. I know he is not the line Minister for the Department but I want to draw his attention to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, catchments report issued this week on the assessment of catchments and the reductions in nitrogen concentrations to achieve water quality objectives. The short synopsis of the document is that we have a...

Regional Airports and Aviation: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Cathal Crowe: ...introduced to complement PCR testing and introduce another tier or filter, as it were, in testing, to ensure that the people who board planes and take to our skies are doing so safely. An antigen test picks up critical data on a person's antigen levels an hour or two before departure. A PCR test is taken 72 hours before departure. How many door handles and toilet flushers will one have...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and the effects of climate change. During 2021, the Marine Institute will conduct a baseline study of essential ocean variable monitoring in Irish waters, current measurement programmes and data quality. We also have the new marine research vessel, RV Tom Crean, which is due to be completed in summer 2022. I was pleased last week to be at the pier in Greencastle, in my home county, to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Data Centres (17 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputies for their questions. As I stated, the data centre is designed to be at least twice as efficient as most existing data centre facilities. That is an important point to underline. In conjunction with that, a sustainable energy project is being pursued by the Office of Public Works, OPW, on the site. I very much welcome that and will ensure it proceeds as part of the...

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Jun 2021)

Professor Kerstin Mey: I welcome the opportunity to meet with the committee and to address questions members may have in relation to the 2019 accounts, the issue of protected disclosures and other matters as outlined in the meeting request and follow-up note. I am accompanied by Mr. Andrew Flaherty, chief corporate officer, and Ms Rosemary Fogarty, financial controller. I became interim...