Departmental Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 November 2014

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Questions (148)

Barry Cowen

Question:

148. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his data protection office; if he has a specified data protection officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44726/14]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

Under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, certain types of data controllers and data processors who have a legal presence or make use of equipment in the State are required to register with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) if they hold personal data in an automated form.

My Department is registered with the ODPC for all of its personal data sets and activities and has one designated data protection officer, located within the Strategic and Business Support Unit which, inter alia leads on data protection matters for the Department.