Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2021
162. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the Acts in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced including the purpose of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34377/21]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below, with additional context further below.
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Title of Act |
Signed into law |
Sections of the Act not yet commenced |
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Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 |
4 March 2019 |
All outstanding sections not covered in S.I. No. 189/2019 |
I wish to advise the Deputy that a number of sections of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 have already been commenced, as outlined in S.I. No. 189/2019. In accordance with legal advice received, my Department is progressing by way of a statutory instrument to commence all outstanding sections, with the exception of Sections 6(2) and 6(3), and this commencement order is scheduled for July 2021. The commencement order in July will commence all outstanding sections (with the exception of Sections 6(2) and 6(3)) of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 with effect from 1 July 2021. 31 March 2022 is appointed as the day on which sections 6(2) and 6(3) of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (No. 5 of 2019) will come into operation.
Sections 6(2) and 6(3) overlap with the Data Protection Act 2018 and their delayed commencement is necessary in order to ensure a smooth transition of public bodies from reliance on the Data Protection Act as a basis for data sharing to reliance on the Data Sharing and Governance Act. It is intended to commence these sections by 31 March 2022. The purpose of Sections 6(2) and 6(3) is to ensure that public bodies previously reliant on Section 38 of the Data Protection Act as the legal basis for sharing data with other public bodies must now do so under the provisions of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019.
