Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 April 2021
249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17979/21]
View answerMy Department shares data with the Department of Health, primarily for the purpose of assisting with the delivery of services to their customers. However, it is not possible to provide an inventory to cover all such data sharing over the extended period covered in the question, especially in view of the short time frame available.
As an indication of the type of data sharing that is undertaken between the two Departments, we cite the following examples;
- Means data is shared on a case by case basis to support the processing of medical card applications.
- Client identity data is shared to facilitate the allocation of unique health identifier (IHI), and
- data has been provided at times to support national health screening initiatives.
If the Deputy has a specific area of interest or concern, she is welcome to communicate directly with the Office of the Deputy Secretary at DSGoffice@welfare.ie and every effort will be made to facilitate the request.
i trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
