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Data Protection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 October 2023

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Ceisteanna (133)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of data breaches experienced by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [42374/23]

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Freagraí scríofa

Please see the accompanying table setting out two instances of a data breach identified within the Department during the past decade. In both cases the Department provided an explanation and apology to the two individuals affected with one occurring in 2016 (pre GDPR) and one in 2022.

YEAR

Department of the Taoiseach No. of Personal Data Breaches

2013

0

2014

0

2015

0

2016

1

2017

0

2018

0

2019

0

2020

0

2021

0

2022

1

2023 to date

0

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