New school for children with autism and learning disabilities in Crumlin is a welcome development
18th December 2020 - Mary Seery-Kearney
A new Special School which will open in 2021 is a much-needed development which will greatly assist children with learning disabilities, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Dublin South Central Senator Mary Seery-Kearney said, “I was delighted to welcome the announcement yesterday by Minister Josepha Madigan, Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion of the establishment of a new Special School in 2021 on the campus of the former Scoil Colm in Crumlin, Dublin 12.
“This is a much-needed development which will help to meet the demand for special school places in the area.
Decision by Data Protection Commission against Twitter is a sobering reminder for Irish businesses
16th December 2020 - Mary Seery-Kearney
A decision by the Data Protect Commission against Twitter yesterday sends a serious message to all businesses and data controllers to have systems in place to ensure compliance with GDPR, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Senator Mary Seery-Kearney was speaking after the DPC, as the Irish Supervisory Authority or privacy watchdog, imposed a fine of €450,000 on Twitter for a breach of Article 33(1) and 33(5) #GDPR.
Senator Seery-Kearney said, “The breach centres on a bug that publicly exposed the tweets of private restricted accounts on android devices. The fine however is not for the breach itself, but instead for the failure to report it in accordance with GDPR obligations that require a reporting of a breach to the DPC within 72 hours of its detection. The second element was for the failure to adequately document the br
Comprehensive campaign to build confidence in Vaccination Programme is vital
16th December 2020 - Senator Sean Kyne
A comprehensive campaign including an information booklet for every household and engagement with social media companies is needed to build confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Seán Kyne, a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, was speaking following today’s meeting of the committee which was addressed by Professor Brian MacCraith, Chair of the High Level Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccination, Professor Karina Butler, Head of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rónán Glynn, and other officials.
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The Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has said comments made by two Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) lecturers were extremely hurtful .
The governing body of the college has launched an internal investigation, after they were heard discussing the performance of some of their students.
The students were able to hear the staff members discuss their presentations and allocate marks, after an online connection remained live.
Some of the clips include insulting language - such as a staff member asking whether there was something wrong with one student.
Several video clips of the incident have been widely shared across messaging apps.