Results 21-29 of 29 for data protection speaker:Niall Ó Donnghaile

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...might just be legislative fatigue at this stage, but I did not hear anything from the Minister which convinced me that there would be repercussions for public bodies or other entities in breach of data protection rules, regardless of whether it was a one off or consistent.I did not hear anything from the Minister that would convince me that there will be repercussions for public bodies or...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Senator Alice-Mary Higgins has said all I wanted to say about fines. I agree with the Minister that we all want to see the highest standards implemented by public bodies to ensure data protection. For all of the reasons outlined by the previous speaker, nothing in the amendment would prohibit organisations from adopting the highest standards of data protection protocols and directives. It...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...consent should be set at 16. In particular, Ms Mary Aiken and Mr. Barry O'Sullivan referred to this. The points they articulated have merit and, undoubtedly, credibility as well. We are very mindful of the fact that there is a considerable body of opinion among children's rights and child protection authorities, such as the ISPCC, the Ombudsman for Children and the special rapporteur on...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 Feb 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...which we do not believe would pass the proportionality test set out in the landmark case on delegated powers in Cityview Press v. An Chomhairle Oiliúna. The Bill partially emanates from the general data protection regulation, GDPR, which is a regulation through which the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and the European Commission attempt to strengthen and unify data...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I thank the Minister for providing me with some of the information. The statistics he outlined this morning are worthy of reflection. I am disappointed that the detailed data on the number of operations or where vehicles are stopped and checked is not readily available. I understand that it was too short a time for officials to prepare the figures. Therefore, I will ask one of my...

Seanad: Vehicle Registration Data (Automated Searching and Exchange) Bill 2018: Second Stage (31 Jan 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...apologise to the Acting Chairman and the Minister for arriving late to today's debate. It is never good to be late for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. The purpose of the Bill is to protect citizens across Europe from criminals preying on them and evading arrest and detection in respective jurisdictions. It argues for national and state police and justice systems across...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion (14 Jun 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...dealing in hypotheticals, but we are where we are in this regard. It is on what the impact of Brexit might be, given our unique circumstances. The British Government is committing to the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, and retaining existing EU legislation, directives and regulations. If it was to divert from this at a later stage, or amend or distort it down the line, is...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 May 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...legislation was debated in the Dáil, there was extensive discussion around electronic monitoring and how it would operate. Electronic monitoring is not a substitute for evidence-based crime prevention measures. We are in favour of protecting the right to bail and the presumption of innocence within the legal system. We recognise that, by virtue of the numbers within the Houses of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 May 2017)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...and to respond to events. We should not be afraid to state that Ireland must play a lead role in ensuring more of this kind of responsible, reactive and innovative legislation is implemented to protect information and data related to citizens' personal and private lives from criminals who, as we saw recently, seek to exploit them for negative purposes.