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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021

Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Questions (466)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

466. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the nature of the data breaches experienced by his Department since 2018. [29319/21]

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Written answers

My Department has a data breach management policy in place to ensure that any data breaches are dealt with as required under Articles 33-34 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The majority of the breaches identified were determined to be minor in nature. These were handled in accordance with the Department's data breach management policy.

In relation to the specific question raised by the Deputy, I can confirm that my Department has registered 31 breaches since 2018.

Number

nature of the data breaches

19

Human Error

5

Loss/Theft

6

Unauthorised Disclosure

1

Cyber Security Incident

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