Data Protection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 December 2020

Thursday, 3 December 2020

Questions (219)

Alan Kelly

Question:

219. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has been the subject of an investigation by the Data Protection Commission from 2016 to date; the number of specific investigations underway or completed; the dates on which his Department was first notified of the investigation; the details of the investigation; the nature of the complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40806/20]

Written answers

Minister for Defence

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.