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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Staff (8 Jul 2014)

Dara Murphy: 571. To ask the Minister for Defence if it is possible for a serving member of the Naval Services to transfer to the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29211/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (15 Jul 2014)

Dara Murphy: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an internship extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31554/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Catalan Referendum (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Murphy: Arrangements for the governance of any EU Member State are a matter for determination through that country’s democratic processes. Hence, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on such processes in any particular Member State of the European Union.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cyprus Reunification (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Murphy: Ireland is on record in welcoming the Joint Declaration of 11 February 2014 announcing the resumption of settlement talks, and believes that it lays a solid foundation for the re-launch of negotiations for a fair and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem. We welcome the determination of both sides to conduct negotiations in a structured and results-oriented manner. While Minister Flanagan...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 436 and 437 together. Ireland has long been a strong supporter of the Enlargement process. Enlargement is generally seen as one of the most successful foreign policy initiatives of the European Union. In this context, we welcome the nomination of Johannes Hahn as Commissioner Designate for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations and wish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Oct 2014)

Dara Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 and 107 together. The Private Security Authority (PSA), established under the Private Security Services Act 2004, as amended, is the statutory body responsible for the licensing and regulation of the private security industry. The PSA, an independent body under the remit of my Department, has adopted a phased approach to licensing and currently licences...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Oct 2014)

Dara Murphy: Following an extensive consultation process, in January 2012 the European Commission published proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation to replace the 1995 Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC) and proposals for a Directive on data protection in the police and criminal justice area to replace the 2008 Data Protection Framework Decision (Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA)....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Oct 2014)

Dara Murphy: The centrepiece of the European Union’s existing data protection regime is the 1995 Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC). It is an internal market measure which seeks to reconcile the protection of personal data with the free flow of data within the internal market and to countries outside the EU. It has been given effect in our domestic law in the Data Protection Acts 1988...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Oct 2014)

Dara Murphy: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy may wish to note that the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is an Office under the aegis of my Department. However, the Office is statutorily independent in the discharge of its functions. There is currently thirty staff serving in the ODPC in Full Time Equivalent (FTE) terms. My Department also has responsibility for data protection legislation and policy...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (22 Jan 2015)

Dara Murphy: It would not be appropriate for me to comment in this House on the draft legislation currently under consideration in the Spanish Parliament to which the Deputy referred in her question.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Dara Murphy: The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) was established under Section 9 of the Data Protection Act 1988. The Data Protection Commissioner's statutory functions include the monitoring of implementation of data protection law, the investigation of complaints and, where appropriate, the taking of legal proceedings in the event of breaches of data protection rules. The ODPC is an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister of State of Justice and Equality to interpret the law, or to provide advice on a particular case in response to a Parliamentary Question. Moreover, it should be noted that the Data Protection Commissioner enjoys complete independence in the performance of her functions under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Dara Murphy: While the Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister of State of Justice and Equality to interpret the law, or to provide advice on a particular case in response to a Parliamentary Question, I can say that the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 generally apply to personal images recorded by means of video cameras unless the recording activity relates to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (1 Oct 2015)

Dara Murphy: Under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, the Data Protection Commissioner is independent in the performance of her duties, including the conduct of investigations in response to complaints received by her Office. Such investigations, and any related enforcement actions, are subject to relevant statutory provisions and due process requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (7 Oct 2015)

Dara Murphy: The position is that a General Approach on the proposed Data Protection Regulation was agreed by Justice Ministers of the Member States at last June's JHA Counsel meeting. It contains specific provisions, which we fully support, which are intended to permit the processing of personal data for archiving purposes in the public interest and also for scientific, statistical and historical...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (13 Oct 2015)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality to interpret the law, or to provide advice on a particular case in response to a Parliamentary Question. The general position is that the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 apply to the processing of personal data, including the recording of such data by CCTV systems. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (28 Jun 2016)

Dara Murphy: The general position is that the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 apply to personal images recorded by means of video cameras unless the recording activity relates to an individual's own personal, family or recreational activities. The recording of images in public places is, therefore, generally covered by data protection legislation. Useful material on this issue is available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (5 Jul 2016)

Dara Murphy: The position is that the primary purpose of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, which transpose the Council of Europe's Data Protection Convention (1981) and the EU's Data Protection Directive (1995) into our national law, is to ensure protection of the personal data of individuals. The Acts apply to all processing of personal data, including collection, use, sharing, disclosure and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (30 Mar 2017)

Dara Murphy: The position is that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has direct legal effect and does not therefore require to be transposed into national law. The Regulation does however contains a number of Articles which provide Member States with a limited margin of flexibility, mainly in respect of the public sector. Work is ongoing in my Department on the preparation of a General Scheme...