Results 261-280 of 14,260 for data protection

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (7 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together. As I indicated in the House on 23 January last, the matter of the sharing of collision data is being addressed by a specialist group chaired by the Road Safety Authority, which reports to the Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board, the senior officials' group established to ensure delivery of the Action Plan under our Road Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (7 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: As I indicated in the House on 23 January last, the matter of the sharing of collision data is being addressed by a specialist group chaired by the Road Safety Authority. This group reports to the Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board, the senior officials' group established to ensure delivery of the Government's Road Safety Strategy. The RSA and other stakeholders are in ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The total permanent headcount for the Department of Social Protection as sanctioned by DPENDR for 2024 is 6,464 (up 100 from 2023). At the end of 2023 the Department was 22.52 under the permanent staff allocation of 6,364. Departmental staff (Social Welfare Inspectors, for example) may undertake work across both social assistance and social insurance schemes. In addition, staffing levels in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...there is a full range of supports and services available nationwide to support and empower victims and survivors. I can assure the Deputy that creating a criminal justice system that supports and protects victims at every stage of their journey through it, is and will remain a priority and to ensure this is the case, An Garda Síochána and my Department are continuing to work hard...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The nutrient values for poultry manure, as stated in Tables 7 and 8 of the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters (GAP) Regulations (S.I. No. 113 of 2022, as amended), cover litter/manure from egg producing birds (known as layers) and meat producing birds (known as broilers). The tables represent manures of varying dry matters and litter types. Both of these parameters have...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (7 Feb 2024)

John Brady: 424. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason there is currently no publicly available disaggregation of data related to separated children seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Role of Chairperson and Future Contributions of Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Board: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Feb 2024)

...paper. That is my personal background, which is probably relevant to deliberations today. Regarding my strategic vision, traditionally, the view of IFI was that it was an organisation devoted to protecting fishing resources with a particular focus on poaching and illegal activities around rivers and lakes. That will continue to be the case. The organisation runs thousands of patrols...

Report of Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands: Motion (1 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Joe O'Brien: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I thank the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands for its report on the progress being made on the SDGs. Achievement of the SDGs is essential if we are to ensure a sustainable future for all. They address the global and local challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change,...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

John Brady: ...or the HSE. I will start with a couple of questions posed to Mr. Watt about the secret dossiers compiled by the Department on children with autism. I refer to the ruling last year by the Data Protection Commissioner, DPC, on what was an unlawful practice of serious, "excessive and disproportionate" gathering of sensitive personal information about people, and who then were forced into...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (1 Feb 2024)

Michael McGrath: ..., Independent ATM Operators, the members of the Irish Retail Payments Forum, which is hosted by the Central Bank, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Private Security Authority. The legislation establishes a framework for the fair, orderly, transparent, and equitable management of future changes in cash...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (1 Feb 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...policies nationally. This approach is accompanied by committed investment of €1.3 billion to the delivery of flood relief schemes over the lifetime of the National Development Plan to 2030. This will protect approximately 23,000 properties across various communities from river and coastal flood risk. Specifically, with regard to East Cork, the OPW has already invested c....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (1 Feb 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...guidance on local deficiencies prior to implementation of this provision. The legislation provides for regular reviews of the access to cash criteria by the Central Bank following the publication of new Census data on population, or if cash demand drops by more than 15% in a calendar year compared to the previous calendar year. A review must also be carried out if I request one,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...numerous measures to address this. This has been addressed both through disincentivising bulk purchases, and through positive steps taken to increase the housing supply. Revenue and CSO data show that the higher stamp duty rate has applied to less than 1% of residential property transactions in the May 2021 to November 2023 period, and has applied to less than 2% of total new...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Feb 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...referred to the offers portal to assess the suitability of these additional rooms for contract. Only contracted vacancies can be filled to ensure the safety and security of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs). Vacancies at providers which are under review by my Department will not be used until such time as the review is resolved to the satisfaction of officials. Vacancies...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

...feedback in respect of the plan in early 2024. That plan, with regard to the framework of equality plan, is broken down into three main frameworks on engagement and partnership in planning, organisational equality, and data collection, transparency and protection. As part of our corporate plan 2019-24, advancing the implementation of the provisions contained in the Traveller...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

...grown to around €12 billion, a record high. The most recent figures published by the CSO tell us that from January to November 2023, cross-Border trade in goods alone was worth €9.5 billion. Services data as we know is less timely, but since 2013 services have accounted for most of the growth in cross-Border trade and were worth around €2.7 billion in 2022 and...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: From the Seanad (31 Jan 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Helen McEntee: These amendments relate to the amendments to the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011. Section 6E of the 2011 Act permits An Garda Síochána to access cell site location data providing the geographic location of a mobile phone generally within the last 48-hour period in what are emerging cases. Access to this data may be granted where urgently needed to protect a person from...

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: ...of SFI and the IRC, as well as the competence and expertise of their staff. These are crucial strengths upon which to further develop the public research funding system. Every effort is being made to protect those strong reputations built up over years of excellent work. The expertise, dedication and professionalism of their staff lie at the heart of the existing organisations’...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Malcolm Byrne: ...legislation with this philosophy is critical. It is my strong belief, and the Government should never apologise for saying this, that citizens and consumers should have the same rights, opportunities and protections online as they do offline. The legislation, even though it is technical legislation, supports these principles. I was glad that when we debated in quite a lot of detail the...