Results 61-80 of 444 for data protection speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Managed Desktop' shared service. The services provided by the OGCIO are compliant with GDPR. In reference to your question which points to in Article 29 of the GDPR in particular, OGCIO processes data under instruction from my Department. I have been advised by OGCIO that as a data processor, they have taken all reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised access to personal data through...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Managed Desktop' shared service. The services provided by the OGCIO are compliant with GDPR. In reference to your question which points to in Article 29 of the GDPR in particular, OGCIO processes data under instruction from my Department. I have been advised by OGCIO that as a data processor, they have taken all reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised access to personal data through...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...have gone to sea. Covid has added to that because we had to prioritise ships to set up testing facilities on quaysides in places like Cork and Dublin. That was a higher priority than fisheries protection. We made that call and that is what happens in the middle of a pandemic. That is why, when one looks at the patrol-duty hours, they are lower than they otherwise would have been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: My Department documents any personal data breaches that have occurred in the Department in accordance with its obligations under Article 33(5) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).The table below provides the number of data breaches by year since the introduction of the GDPR on 25 May 2018 to date.   Year Total Breaches 2018 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: My Department takes its data protection responsibilities very seriously and makes every effort to ensure that personal data is safeguarded at all times.  Technical and organisational measures, as required under GDPR, are implemented to ensure the security of personal data being processed.  Data security and data privacy are central topics of all data protection awareness campaigns...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Telecommunications Infrastructure (13 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...necessary to ensure the security of Public Electronic Communications Networks against unauthorised access, as well as to comply with all applicable national and EU legislation regarding personal data and privacy protection. Under Regulation 23 of SI 333 of 2011 (Framework Regulations), undertakings providing public communications networks or publicly available electronic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...travel in terms of a discussion as to how we approach the reopening of international travel over time. We will be doing that later this month. The European Commission is developing what will be a helpful data tool to which countries throughout the European Union will contribute data on people's Covid-19 status and we have the systems to be able to do this. It means that when a...

Ireland's participation in MARSUR III: Motion (22 Apr 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Ireland's participation in the framework of the European Defence Agency. Ireland has participated in a number of EDA projects since it commenced our participation in the agency in 2005 in the areas of force protection; chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear; counter-improvised explosive devices, C-IED, training; military search training; cyber ranges; a joint procurement project...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Data Protection Regulation (1 Apr 2021)

Simon Coveney: The table below lists the Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) which my Department has received under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) since 25 May 2018. Year - Status Number of DSAR 2018 15 Granted 13 Withdrawn 2 2019 31 Granted...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency Project and Defence Forces Service in the UN: Motions (30 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...together to pursue a particular initiative. Ireland has participated in a number of category A and category B projects over the years. Four of those are now completed. Those projects covered capabilities such as force protection, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, protection, counter-improvised explosive devices and earlier maritime surveillance projects. There are four...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency Project and Defence Forces Service in the UN: Motions (30 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...around managing this pandemic. It was not just a reward for all of that work. It was also a recognition that they are going to parts of the world where there is not the same level of control and protection from Covid. The European Secretary General made pretty serious interventions last year to stop rotations and personal leave for people on peacekeeping missions and it was quite...

Seanad: Matters Arising from the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...remains a key trading partner for Ireland, especially for the food and drinks sector and for our SMEs. Ireland has an almost €80 billion trading relationship across the Irish Sea. The CSO trade data for January 2021 shows that imports from Great Britain were down 65% on the same period last year and exports were down 14%. Trade flows with other parties were also down, but not as...

Seanad: Matters Arising from the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...of that area. It was a really interesting discussion where people were focusing on something that was not identity based but was a shared interest, that is, how we could work together on the island of Ireland to protect biodiversity and water quality and act together on the climate challenge and so on. Last week, we held the third shared island dialogue, on the role of civil society, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Functions (24 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...service, Passport Service staff must be on site in order to process FBR applications which often involves official paper documentation related to three generations and issued by several jurisdictions. This is to protect the personal data of the applicant.  My Department operates a clear and transparent general policy of processing FBR applications in order of receipt. However, we...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (3 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Service staff must be on site in order to process FBR applications which often involves official paper documentation related to three generations and issued by several jurisdictions. This is to protect the personal data of the applicant. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in two periods in 2020 where processing of Foreign Birth Registrations was paused to assist with other essential...

Brexit Readiness for the End of the Transition Period: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...under the protocol and the exemption of some agricultural and fish subsidies from state aid rules. This clear and agreed approach has delivered stable solutions on a range of issues, including arrangements to protect the supply of medicines to Northern Ireland, to give supermarkets time to adjust and ensure supply chain resilience and to minimise the level of checks needed where these are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (3 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not been subject to investigation by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) as provided for under Section 137 of the Data Protection Act 2018 for the purposes of an inquiry under Section 110(1) of the Act. As regards the investigation of any individual complaints, my Department engages with the DPC under Section 109 of the Data Protection Act 2018 and previously under Section...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (3 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: Neither my Department nor the Defence Forces has been the subject of any specific investigations by the Data Protection Commission from 2016 to date. My Department is committed to complying with our obligations under data protection legislation and to protecting the rights and privacy of data subjects.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (2 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...then be made as to whether there would be an extension of the transition period to allow for all the technical work that would be required for all the other areas, from aviation and road haulage to data, services, financial services, judicial co-operation, security co-operation and climate co-operation. Eleven different strands of negotiation were all moving forward in parallel to...