Patrick Costello
Question:267. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37915/20]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2020
267. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37915/20]
View answerArticle 37 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into effect on 25 May 2018 requires that where a data controller or processor is a public authority or body, they shall designate a data protection officer (Article 37 (1)(a)).
The data protection officer in my Department is employed at the grade of Assistant Principal (Higher).